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SECRETARY OF LABOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Secretary of Labor mean?
• SECRETARY OF LABOR (noun)
The noun SECRETARY OF LABOR has 2 senses:
1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor
2. the position of the head of the Department of Labor
Familiarity information: SECRETARY OF LABOR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Labor Secretary; Secretary of Labor
Context example:
the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson
Hypernyms ("Secretary of Labor" 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 Labor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Labor Secretary; Secretary of Labor
Context example:
the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913
Hypernyms ("Secretary of Labor" is a kind of...):
secretaryship (the position of secretary)
Holonyms ("Secretary of Labor" 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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