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

Examples of Secretary of State in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Secretary of State Steve Simon says nearly 900,000 people have already voted. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Program allows voters to track their vote-by-mail ballot, even receiving text notifications, the Secretary of State’s Office said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

According to an email from a Secretary of State attorney shared with the Star-Telegram, Super has been in violation of the Texas Election Code for scheduling ballot board members in a lopsided manner. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Contracts are resolved using data from the Texas Secretary of State’s office. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

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