Home Secretary

American

noun

British.

the secretary of state for the Home Office.

Home Secretary British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Home Secretary

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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Former Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd told Newscast: "You are phoned at 3am and you are whisked in to chair these meetings where the real heroes have to work out what to do."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the overhaul would mean that officers would "no longer be policing perfectly legal tweets" and would have more time to patrol streets and catch criminals.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Baroness Anne Longfield, a former children's commissioner, will chair the inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs, which Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has promised will be a "moment of reckoning".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Hundreds attended static protests on Sunday after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood agreed to a police request to ban the annual march over fears of public disorder.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The Home Secretary always said that justice must take its course.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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