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Any of several senior government positions whose function varies from nation to nation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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The chief clerk of a U.S. state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Alternative form of Secretary of State.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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the position of the head of the State Department
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789
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Broader terms: secretaryship
a government minister for foreign relations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foreign minister
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Broader terms: minister, government minister
the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson
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Broader terms: secretary
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Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
պետքարտուղար
(petkʻartuġar)
— any of several senior government positions
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Chinese Mandarin:
國務卿 /国务卿
(guówùqīng)
— any of several senior government positions
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Chinese Mandarin:
國務大臣 /国务大臣
(guówù dàchén)
— any of several senior government positions
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Dutch:
minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
— any of several senior government positions
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Finnish:
valtiosihteeri
— any of several senior government positions
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Finnish:
ulkoministeri (US Secr. of St.)
— any of several senior government positions
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French:
secrétaire d'État
— any of several senior government positions
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Georgian:
სახელმწიფო მდივანი
(saxelmc̣ipo mdivani)
— any of several senior government positions
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Georgian:
საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრი
(sagareo sakmeta minisṭri)
— any of several senior government positions
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German:
Staatssekretär
— any of several senior government positions
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German:
Staatssekretärin
— any of several senior government positions
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Hungarian:
külügyminiszter
— any of several senior government positions
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Hungarian:
államtitkár
— any of several senior government positions
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Hungarian:
miniszter
— any of several senior government positions
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Italian:
segretario di Stato
— any of several senior government positions
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Italian:
segretaria di Stato
— any of several senior government positions
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Japanese:
国務長官
(kokumuchōkan)
— any of several senior government positions
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Khmer:
រដ្ឋលេខាធិការ
(roattha’leekhaathi’kaa)
— any of several senior government positions
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Norwegian Bokmål:
utenriksminister
— any of several senior government positions
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
utanriksminister
— any of several senior government positions
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Russian:
госуда́рственный секрета́рь
(gosudárstvennyj sekretárʹ)
— any of several senior government positions
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Russian:
госсекрета́рь
(gossekretárʹ)
— any of several senior government positions
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Russian:
мини́стр иностра́нных дел
(minístr inostránnyx del)
— any of several senior government positions
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Spanish:
Secretario de Estado
— any of several senior government positions
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Spanish:
Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores
— any of several senior government positions
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Swedish:
utrikesminister
— any of several senior government positions
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Vietnamese:
ngoại trưởng
— any of several senior government positions
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Vietnamese:
bộ trưởng ngoại giao
— any of several senior government positions
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Vietnamese:
quốc vụ khanh
— any of several senior government positions
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Chinese Mandarin:
州務卿 /州务卿
(zhōuwùqīng)
— chief clerk of a U.S. state
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Vietnamese:
bang vụ khanh
— chief clerk of a U.S. state
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Vietnamese:
tổng thư ký tiểu bang
— chief clerk of a U.S. state
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Vietnamese:
tổng thư ký bang
— chief clerk of a U.S. state