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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

A Home Office spokesperson claimed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was "driving a hard bargain".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has described the reforms as "fair" and required to avoid a "drain on our public finances".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Part of its £566,000 legal bill included costs awarded to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and to Somani Hotels Ltd, amounting to £66,000 and £95,000 respectively.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Friends sent petitions too, everybody signed them, but the Home Secretary could never do anything.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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