Madam Secretary
E8474
"Madam Secretary" is the formal honorific used to address a woman serving as the United States Secretary of State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madam Secretary canonical | 2 |
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 ⓘ |
| associatedWithOfficeHolder |
Condoleezza Rice
ⓘ
Hillary Clinton ⓘ Madeleine Albright ⓘ female U.S. Secretaries of State in general ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Madame Secretary
ⓘ
Mr. Secretary ⓘ |
| countrySpecificUsage |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| formalityLevel | formal ⓘ |
| genderSpecification | female ⓘ |
| grammaticalNumber | singular ⓘ |
| honorificForOffice | Cabinet-level position ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| requiresOfficeIncumbency | yes ⓘ |
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedInSpokenForm |
meetings
ⓘ
public speeches ⓘ telephone calls ⓘ |
| usedInWrittenForm |
emails
ⓘ
formal invitations ⓘ letters ⓘ |
| usedToAddress | female United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.