"Secretary of State" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Secretaries of State [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Secretaries of State|head=Secretary of State}} Secretary of State (plural Secretaries of State)
  1. Any of several senior government positions whose function varies from nation to nation. Categories (topical): Government, People Translations (any of several senior government positions): պետքարտուղար (petkʻartuġar) (Armenian), 國務卿 (Chinese Mandarin), 国务卿 (guówùqīng) (Chinese Mandarin), minister van Buitenlandse Zaken [masculine] (Dutch), valtiosihteeri (Finnish), ulkoministeri (US Secr. of St.) (Finnish), secrétaire d’État [feminine, masculine] (French), სახელმწიფო მდივანი (saxelmc̣ipo mdivani) (Georgian), საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრი (sagareo sakmeta minisṭri) (Georgian), Staatssekretär [masculine] (German), Staatssekretärin [feminine] (German), segretario di Stato [masculine] (Italian), segretaria di Stato [feminine] (Italian), 国務長官 (kokumuchōkan) (alt: こくむちょうかん) (Japanese), រដ្ឋលេខាធិការ (roattʰa’leekʰaatʰi’kaa) (Khmer), utenriksminister (note: in US) [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), utanriksminister (note: in US) [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), госуда́рственный секрета́рь (gosudárstvennyj sekretárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), госсекрета́рь (gossekretárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), мини́стр иностра́нных дел (minístr inostránnyx del) (english: equivalent) [masculine] (Russian), Secretario de Estado [US, masculine] (Spanish), Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores (english: other countries) [masculine] (Spanish), utrikesminister [common-gender] (Swedish), ngoại trưởng (Vietnamese), bộ trưởng ngoại giao (Vietnamese), quốc vụ khanh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Secretary_of_State-en-noun-6ot3mIRf Disambiguation of Government: 100 0 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'any of several senior government positions': 93 7
  2. The chief clerk of a U.S. state. Categories (topical): Titles Related terms: foreign minister, secretary of the commonwealth Translations (chief clerk of a U.S. state): bang vụ khanh (Vietnamese), tổng thư ký tiểu bang (Vietnamese), tổng thư ký bang [Vietnam] (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Secretary_of_State-en-noun-oRvr1ZmP Disambiguation of Titles: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'chief clerk of a U.S. state': 2 98

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minístr inostránnyx del",
      "sense": "any of several senior government positions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мини́стр иностра́нных дел"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any of several senior government positions",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Secretario de Estado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "other countries",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any of several senior government positions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "any of several senior government positions",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "utrikesminister"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any of several senior government positions",
      "word": "ngoại trưởng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any of several senior government positions",
      "word": "bộ trưởng ngoại giao"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any of several senior government positions",
      "word": "quốc vụ khanh"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "chief clerk of a U.S. state",
      "word": "bang vụ khanh"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "chief clerk of a U.S. state",
      "word": "tổng thư ký tiểu bang"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "chief clerk of a U.S. state",
      "tags": [
        "Vietnam"
      ],
      "word": "tổng thư ký bang"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Secretary of State"
  ],
  "word": "Secretary of State"
}

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