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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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"Maybe the Home Secretary or someone at Parliament can expedite my wait and give me a British passport so I can fight for the country and make it proud," he says.

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Jagjivan Ram, 65, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Malicious Communications Act at Birmingham Magistrates' Court and was ordered not to contact Braverman, a former Home Secretary, before a sentencing hearing on 22 April.

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Three African countries have agreed to take back foreign offenders and illegal migrants after the UK Home Secretary threatened them with visa penalties.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said in response that the government wouldn't tolerate new technology being used to create more violence and harassment against women and girls.

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There is an "epidemic of everyday crime", the Home Secretary says, such as shoplifting and phone theft.

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