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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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