Secretary of State
noun phrase
1
: the head of the U.S. government department that is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries
2
: the head of one of several important departments of the British government
the Secretary of State for Home Affairs
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In October 2023, while Gill was still in federal Bureau of Prisons custody, a company called Kismet Capital Partners was registered with the California Secretary of State, prosecutors said and state records confirm.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was absent from a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, with Deputy Christopher Landau representing Washington instead.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The letter, signed by 33 groups, opposes the Secretary of State Tre Hargett's order to TN libraries to audit their juvenile collections within 60 days.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
Some, like Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, had seen it — and acknowledged that the GOP defense of the map was basically the Air Bud Rule.
—Jason Rosenbaum, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was absent from a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, with Deputy Christopher Landau representing Washington instead.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The letter, signed by 33 groups, opposes the Secretary of State Tre Hargett's order to TN libraries to audit their juvenile collections within 60 days.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
Some, like Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, had seen it — and acknowledged that the GOP defense of the map was basically the Air Bud Rule.
—Jason Rosenbaum, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Secretary of State.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Secretary%20of%20State. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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