What is the meaning of Secretary of Education?

noun

  • The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education.
    • usage: "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education"
  • The position of the head of the Education Department.
    • usage: "the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979"
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