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Definition: Home Secretary |
Home SecretaryNoun1. The British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Home SecretarySynonym: Secretary of State for the Home Department (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Home Secretary |
| English words defined with "Home Secretary": stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | United Kingdom | Under the 2000 Terrorism Act, it is an offense, punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment, to belong to or profess to belong to a terrorist organization proscribed by the Home Secretary. (references) |
Human Rights | Chile | In March British Home Secretary Jack Straw denied Spain's request on the basis of medical exams indicating that Pinochet was unfit mentally and physically to defend himself against the charges; Pinochet returned to Chile where he faced charges in numerous human rights cases. (references) |
Minorities | United Kingdom | In 1999 the Home Secretary ordered the police to recruit 8,000 officers from ethnic minorities within 10 years. (references) |
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| Language | Translations for "Home Secretary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Finnish | sisäasiainministeri (Interior Minister). (various references) | |
German | innenminister (secretary of the interior). (various references) | |
Hungarian | belügyminiszter. (various references) | |
Manx | Screeudeyr Cooishyn Thie. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | omehay ecretarysay.(various references) | |
Romanian | ministru al afacerilor interne (minister of the interior). (various references) | |
Russian | министр внутренних дел (minister of the interior, secretary of the interior). (various references) | |
Turkish | içişleri bakanı (minister of interior, secretary of state for home affairs). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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