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foreign secretary

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
for-eign sec-re-tary
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Foreign Secretary.

noun

The British cabinet minister who heads the Foreign Office and is responsible for Britain's relations and dealings with other countries. Official full title: Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.

British usage

noun

A senior civil servant who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

foreign secretaries (plural)

Phrases

foreign affairs foreign minister foreign service the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a ministry of foreign affairs the Secretary of State a secretary of state

Frequently Paired Words

foreign affairs foreign minister foreign service MFA the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a ministry of foreign affairs the Secretary of State a secretary of state

Questions

What does foreign secretary mean?
Alternative letter-case form of Foreign Secretary.

How to pronounce foreign secretary

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