Secretary of Agriculture

Definitions of Secretary of Agriculture
  1. noun
    the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture
    “the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889”
    synonyms: Agriculture Secretary
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    type of:
    secretaryship
    the position of secretary
  2. noun
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture
    “the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland”
    synonyms: Agriculture Secretary
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    type of:
    secretary
    a person who is head of an administrative department of government
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