Madam Secretary

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"Madam Secretary" is the formal honorific used to address a woman serving in a high-ranking government secretary position, such as the Secretary of the Treasury.

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf form of address
honorific
addressedTo female cabinet-level official
addressFormFor woman holding a secretary-level executive office
appliesToPosition United States Secretary of Agriculture
surface form: Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of Commerce
United States Secretary of Defense
surface form: Secretary of Defense

United States Secretary of Education
surface form: Secretary of Education

Secretary of Energy
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
surface form: Secretary of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Homeland Security
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
surface form: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

United States Secretary of Labor
surface form: Secretary of Labor

United States Secretary of State
surface form: Secretary of State

United States Secretary of Transportation
surface form: Secretary of Transportation

United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
surface form: Secretary of Veterans Affairs

United States Secretary of the Interior
surface form: Secretary of the Interior

Secretary of the Treasury
contrastsWith Madam Minister
Mr. Secretary
Sir
grammaticalNumber singular
hasComponent Madam
Secretary
hasFormalityLevel formal
hasGenderAssociation female
language English
relatedConcept forms of address in government
honorifics for women
usedBy colleagues
members of the public in formal settings
subordinates
usedFor addressing a woman serving as a government secretary
formal address in official settings
usedInContext diplomacy
government
official correspondence

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Secretary of the Treasury style Madam Secretary