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Secretary of Agriculture ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Secretary of Agriculture - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland"Agriculture Secretarysecretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government | | 2. | Secretary of Agriculture - the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889"Agriculture Secretarysecretaryship - the position of secretaryUnited States Cabinet, US Cabinet - a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet |
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of AgricultureThe head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is charged with assisting farmers and ranchers. The secretary is responsible for food inspections, rural development (for example, by providing mortgages outside cities), and some agricultural research. He or she is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.AcronymsSeeSOASecretary of Agriculture Related to Secretary of Agriculture: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Veterans AffairsSynonyms for Secretary of Agriculturenoun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of AgricultureSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the position of the head of the Department of AgricultureSynonymsRelated Words- secretaryship
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