Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of several senior government positions whose function varies from nation to nation.

    Staatssekretär, Staatssekretärin

    госуда́рственный секрета́рьgosudárstvennyj sekretárʹ, госсекрета́рьgossekretárʹ, мини́стр иностра́нных делminístr inostránnyx del

  2. The chief clerk of a U.S. state.

    the position of the head of the State Department

Examples

12 sentences
  1. He resigned as secretary of state.

    ruОн ушёл в отставку с поста госсекретаря. — odexed

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  2. Tom knows the Secretary of State.

    ruТом знаком с государственным секретарем. — sharptoothed

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  3. The Secretary of State administers foreign affairs.

  4. The President nominated him to be Secretary of State.

  5. The Secretary of State said he planned to resign.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
any of several senior government positions:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of several senior government positions:

Forms

plural: Secretaries of State

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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