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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of the head of the Department of Agriculture
Example:
the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889
Synonyms:
Agriculture Secretary; Secretary of Agriculture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Agriculture Secretary" is a kind of...):
secretaryship (the position of secretary)
Holonyms ("Agriculture 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture
Example:
the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland
Synonyms:
Agriculture Secretary; Secretary of Agriculture
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Agriculture Secretary" is a kind of...):
secretary (a person who is head of an administrative department of government)
