Secretary of Transportation meaning

UK /ˈsɛkrɪtəri əv ˌtrænspəˈteɪʃən/ US /ˈsɛkrətɛri ʌv ˌtrænspɚˈteɪʃən/ 9 syllables

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

Secretary of Transportation has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Secretary of Transportation as a noun

  1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation
    • Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary

    Synonyms: Transportation Secretary

    Type of: secretary

  2. the position of the head of the Department of Transportation
    • the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966

    Synonyms: Transportation Secretary

    Type of: secretaryship

How to pronounce Secretary of Transportation

Secretary of Transportation is pronounced /ˈsɛkrɪtəri əv ˌtrænspəˈteɪʃən/ in British English and /ˈsɛkrətɛri ʌv ˌtrænspɚˈteɪʃən/ in American English. It has 9 syllables.

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