Definitions of Secretary of the Interior
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the position of the head of the Department of the Interior
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synonyms:
Interior Secretary
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type of:
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secretaryship
the position of secretary
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secretaryship
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the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department“President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior”
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synonyms:
Interior Secretary
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type of:
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secretary
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
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secretary
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