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Definition of Secretary of commerce

1. Noun. The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce. "The first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson"

2. Noun. The position of the head of the Department of Commerce. "The position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretary Of Commerce

Second Marquis of Rockingham Second Reich Second World Second World War Secotiaceae Secotiales Secret Intelligence Service Secret Service Secretan Secretan's syndrome

Secretariat Secretaries General Secretaries of State Secretary General Secretary of Agriculture 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 Secretary of the Interior

Literary usage of Secretary of commerce

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

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... to be given to its chief officer in the Constitutional Convention was that of "secretary- of commerce and finance.8 Petitions for Its Establishment. ..."

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