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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Agriculture Secretary mean? 

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

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

2. the position of the head of the Department of Agricultureplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


AGRICULTURE SECRETARY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Agriculture Secretary; Secretary of Agriculture

Context example:

the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland

Hypernyms ("Agriculture 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 Agriculture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Agriculture Secretary; Secretary of Agriculture

Context example:

the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889

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)


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