Mr. Secretary
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Mr. Secretary is an informal, gendered counterpart term to "Madam Secretary," typically used to address or refer to a male government official holding a secretary-level position.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of address
→
gendered term → honorific title → |
| addressedTo |
male cabinet member
→
male secretary of a department → |
| appliesToOffice |
Cabinet secretary
→
Secretary of Defense → Secretary of State → Secretary of the Treasury → |
| contrastsWith |
gender-neutral titles
→
|
| hasComponent |
Mr.
→
Secretary → |
| hasFormalityLevel |
informal
→
|
| hasGenderAssociation |
male
→
|
| hasRegister |
conversational
→
informal political discourse → |
| isCounterpartOf |
Madam Secretary
→
|
| language |
English
→
|
| relatedConcept |
forms of address for government officials
→
gendered language in politics → honorifics in English → |
| semanticRole |
vocative expression
→
|
| usedFor |
male government official
→
secretary-level officeholder → |
| usedInContext |
government
→
public administration → |
| usedInReference |
third-person mention of a male secretary
→
|
| usedInSpeech |
direct address
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Madam Secretary
→
|
contrastedWith |
|
Madam Secretary
→
|
contrastsWith |
|
Madam Secretary
→
|
correspondingMaleForm |