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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Secretary of State
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The title given to the heads of the most important government departments. The monarch's chief administrator of state affairs was known from the 13C as the king's secretary. By the late 18C there were still only two secretaries of state, but the number has grown to more than a dozen in the modern *cabinet.
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