Secretary of Health and Human Services

Definitions of Secretary of Health and Human Services
  1. noun
    the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services
    “the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in 1979”
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    secretaryship
    the position of secretary
  2. noun
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services
    “the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter”
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    secretary
    a person who is head of an administrative department of government
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