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Definition of Secretary of Agriculture

1. Noun. 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"

2. Noun. The position of the head of the Department of Agriculture. "The post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretary Of Agriculture

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Secretan's syndrome Secretariat Secretaries General Secretaries of State Secretary General Secretary of Agriculture (current term) Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Commerce and Labor Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education

Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health Education and Welfare Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of State for the Home Department Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of War

Literary usage of Secretary of Agriculture

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by United States Civil Service Commission (1898)
"He had taken no active part in the campaign, and it is difficult to see how the Secretary of Agriculture could reasonably confirm- the doctor's inactivity ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"That whenever the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine that the ... Following the promulgation of such determination by the Secretary of Agriculture, ..."

3. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1920)
"Mr. Justice CLARKE delivered the opinion of the Court e The Secretary of Agriculture, assuming to » exercise authority under the Meat Inspection « Act, ..."

4. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1921)
"36) The fact has been determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and notice is hereby given, ... Now, therefore, I, ET Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture, ..."

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