1.  secretary of education(n = noun.person) education secretary - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education"
is a kind of secretary

2.  secretary of education(n = noun.act) education secretary - the position of the head of the Education Department; "the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979"
is a kind of secretaryship
is a member of united states cabinet, us cabinet

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