Secretary of the Interior meaning

UK /ˈsɛkrɪtəri əv ðə ɪnˈtɪərɪə/ US /ˈsɛkrətɛri ʌv ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriɚ/ 10 syllables

Secretary of the Interior (noun): the position of the head of the Department of the Interior.

Secretary of the Interior has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Secretary of the Interior as a noun

  1. the position of the head of the Department of the Interior
    • the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849

    Synonyms: Interior Secretary

    Type of: secretaryship

  2. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department
    • President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior

    Synonyms: Interior Secretary

    Type of: secretary

How to pronounce Secretary of the Interior

Secretary of the Interior is pronounced /ˈsɛkrɪtəri əv ðə ɪnˈtɪərɪə/ in British English and /ˈsɛkrətɛri ʌv ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriɚ/ in American English. It has 10 syllables.

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