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Definition of Agriculture secretary
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"
Generic synonyms: Secretaryship
Group relationships: United States Cabinet, Us Cabinet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agriculture Secretary
Literary usage of Agriculture secretary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"President, Dr. Erwin F. Smith, US Department of Agriculture; secretary, Dr.
CL Shear, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC AMERICAN FERN SOCIETY. ..."
2. Government Organization in War Time and After: A Survey of the Federal Civil by William Franklin Willoughby (1919)
"I hereby establish a War Trade Council to be composed of the Secretary of State,
Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, ..."
3. Time to Act: A Report of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms edited by Harold L. Volkmer (1998)
"22,-Today, agriculture secretary Dan Glickman received "A Time To Act," a report
by the National Commission on Small Farms which Glickman appointed in July ..."
4. List of Publications of the U. S. Department of Agriculture from 1841 to by National Agricultural Library (U.S.) (1896)
"Commissioner of Agricul- Secretary of agriculture secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of agriculture secretary of Agriculture Secretery of Agriculture ..."
5. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"BPM (3716) Connecticut board of agriculture — Secretary. 4th annual report . .
. 1869-70. Printed by order of the legislature. Hartford, 1870. ..."
6. Economic Sanctions and the Effect on U.S. Agriculture: Congressional Hearing edited by Larry Combest (2000)
"DAN GLICKMAN, SECRETARY, US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Secretary GLICKMAN.
Thank you; thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is always a joy to come back to ..."
7. The Book of Radio by Charles William Taussig (1922)
"In discussing with the writer the activities of the Post Office Department for
the Department of Agriculture, Secretary Wallace said: The farmers and ..."