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INTERIOR SECRETARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Interior Secretary mean?
• INTERIOR SECRETARY (noun)
The noun INTERIOR SECRETARY has 2 senses:
1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department
2. the position of the head of the Department of the Interior
Familiarity information: INTERIOR SECRETARY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Interior Secretary; Secretary of the Interior
Context example:
President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior
Hypernyms ("Interior 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 the Interior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Interior Secretary; Secretary of the Interior
Context example:
the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849
Hypernyms ("Interior Secretary" is a kind of...):
secretaryship (the position of secretary)
Holonyms ("Interior 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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