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Home Secretary

noun

British.
  1. the secretary of state for the Home Office.



Home Secretary

noun

  1. government short for Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the head of the Home Office

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Home Secretary1

First recorded in 1790–1800

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