Secretary of Education meaning

UK /ˈsɛkrɪtəri əv ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən/ US /ˈsɛkrətɛri ʌv ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ 9 syllables

Secretary of Education (noun): the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education.

Secretary of Education has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Secretary of Education as a noun

  1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education
    • Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education

    Synonyms: Education Secretary

    Type of: secretary

  2. the position of the head of the Education Department
    • the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979

    Synonyms: Education Secretary

    Type of: secretaryship

How to pronounce Secretary of Education

Secretary of Education is pronounced /ˈsɛkrɪtəri əv ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən/ in British English and /ˈsɛkrətɛri ʌv ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/ in American English. It has 9 syllables.

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