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secretary of state |
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secretary of state 1. (in Britain) the head of any of several government departments 2. (in the US) the head of the government department in charge of foreign affairs (State Department) 3. (in certain US states) an official with various duties, such as keeping records How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Monroe, then secretary of state, requesting protection from the government of the United States. Spenser was advanced at court, and soon after went to Ireland in the train of the Lord-Deputy as Secretary of State. I earnestly hoped and prayed that he might die before the Recorder's Report was made, but, in the dread of his lingering on, I began that night to write out a petition to the Home Secretary of State, setting forth my knowledge of him, and how it was that he had come back for my sake. |
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