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 Michigan, Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had armed protesters descend on her home in the weeks after voting ended.
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Miles Parks, NPR, 4 May 2026
All other candidates chose to follow the California Secretary of State’s unconstitutional law, CA Election Code §200.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The Secretary of State race features an incumbent Democrat with a clear advantage in a heavily blue state.
—Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Swimming next to him is Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and a woman in a bikini.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Miles Parks, NPR, 4 May 2026
All other candidates chose to follow the California Secretary of State’s unconstitutional law, CA Election Code §200.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The Secretary of State race features an incumbent Democrat with a clear advantage in a heavily blue state.
—Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Swimming next to him is Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and a woman in a bikini.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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“Secretary of State.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Secretary%20of%20State. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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