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ENERGY SECRETARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Energy Secretary mean? 

ENERGY SECRETARY (noun)
  The noun ENERGY SECRETARY has 2 senses:

1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energyplay

2. the position of the head of the Department of Energyplay

  Familiarity information: ENERGY SECRETARY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ENERGY SECRETARY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Energy Secretary; Secretary of Energy

Context example:

the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter

Hypernyms ("Energy Secretary" is a kind of...):

secretary (a person who is head of an administrative department of government)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The position of the head of the Department of Energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Energy Secretary; Secretary of Energy

Context example:

the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977

Hypernyms ("Energy Secretary" is a kind of...):

secretaryship (the position of secretary)

Holonyms ("Energy Secretary" is a member of...):

United States Cabinet; US Cabinet (a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet)


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