Meanings
nounHome Secretary (plural Home Secretaries)
plural Home Secretaries
- UKThe British cabinet minister, responsible for law and order, who is head of the Home Office.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office
Similar
secretary of state for the Home Department
Broader
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 內政大臣 /内政大臣
- 內政大臣 /内政大臣 (nèizhèng dàchén)minister responsible for law and order
Finnish sisäministeri
- sisäministeriminister responsible for law and order
French secrétaire d'État à l'Intérieur
- secrétaire d'État à l'Intérieurminister responsible for law and order
German Innenminister, Innenministerin
- Innenministerminister responsible for law and order
- Innenministerinminister responsible for law and order
Hindi गृह मंत्री, गृहमंत्री
- गृह मंत्री (gŕh mantrī)minister responsible for law and order
- गृहमंत्री (gŕhmantrī)minister responsible for law and order
Hungarian belügyminiszter
- belügyminiszterminister responsible for law and order
Polish minister spraw wewnętrznych
- minister spraw wewnętrznychminister responsible for law and order
Spanish Ministro de Interior
- Ministro de Interiorminister responsible for law and order
Yiddish אינלאַנד־סעקרעטאַר
- אינלאַנד־סעקרעטאַרminister responsible for law and order
Cite this entry
APA
Home Secretary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Home%20Secretary
MLA
“Home Secretary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Home%20Secretary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Home Secretary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Home%20Secretary.
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