Madam Secretary
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"Madam Secretary" is the formal honorific used to address a woman serving as the United States Secretary of State.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of address
→
honorific → title of respect → |
| addressedPersonRole |
chief U.S. foreign affairs official
→
head of U.S. Department of State → |
| addressFormType |
vocative expression
→
|
| appliesToOffice |
United States Secretary of State
→
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| associatedWithOfficeHolder |
Condoleezza Rice
→
Hillary Clinton → Madeleine Albright → female U.S. Secretaries of State in general → |
| contrastedWith |
Madame Secretary
→
Mr. Secretary → |
| countrySpecificUsage |
United States federal government
→
|
| formalityLevel |
formal
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|
| genderSpecification |
female
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|
| grammaticalNumber |
singular
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|
| honorificForOffice |
Cabinet-level position
→
|
| language |
English
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|
| requiresOfficeIncumbency |
yes
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|
| typicalSetting |
Cabinet meetings
→
Congressional hearings → international negotiations → press conferences → |
| usedBy |
civil servants
→
diplomats → government officials → members of the public → |
| usedInContext |
diplomacy
→
government → official correspondence → official meetings → |
| usedInCountry |
United States
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|
| usedInSpokenForm |
meetings
→
public speeches → telephone calls → |
| usedInWrittenForm |
emails
→
formal invitations → letters → |
| usedToAddress |
female United States Secretary of State
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mr. Secretary
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hasVariant |
|
United States Secretary of State
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|
style |