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secretary
[ sek-ri-ter-ee ]
noun
- a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.:
the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
- a person employed to handle correspondence and do routine work in a business office, usually involving taking dictation, typing, filing, and the like.
- (often initial capital letter) an officer of state charged with the superintendence and management of a particular department of government, as a member of the president's cabinet in the U.S.:
Secretary of the Treasury.
- Also called diplomatic secretary. a diplomatic official of an embassy or legation who ranks below a counselor and is usually assigned as first secretary, second secretary, or third secretary.
- a piece of furniture for use as a writing desk.
- Also called secretary bookcase. a desk with bookshelves on top of it.
secretary
/ -ərɪ; ˈsɛkrətrɪ; ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛərɪəl /
noun
- a person who handles correspondence, keeps records, and does general clerical work for an individual, organization, etc
- the official manager of the day-to-day business of a society or board
- (in Britain) a senior civil servant who assists a government minister
- (in the US and New Zealand) the head of a government administrative department
- (in Britain) See secretary of state
- (in Australia) the head of a public service department
- diplomacy the assistant to an ambassador or diplomatic minister of certain countries
- another name for secretaire
Derived Forms
- secretarial, adjective
- ˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ۱·ٲy· noun
- ܲ·۱·ٲy noun plural subsecretaries
- sub·۱·ٲy· noun
- under·۱·ٲy· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of secretary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of secretary1
Example Sentences
The culture secretary has said the BBC's licence fee is "unenforceable" and insisted "no options are off the table" when the government begins a review into the corporation's current funding model later this year.
Since they first conceived of the study, President Trump took office and appointed as secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic and skeptic of established vaccine science.
Trump has continued to stand by his defence secretary and others involved in the incident, telling reporters earlier this week: "Pete's doing a great job ... Everybody's happy with him."
So too, it seems, is his secretary of Defense.
The bill defines the co-ordinating doctor as a registered medical practitioner with "training, qualifications and experience" at a level to be specified by the health secretary.
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