secretary
see also: Secretary
Pronunciation
Secretary
Proper noun
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see also: Secretary
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/, /ˈsɛk.ɹə.tɹi/
- (GA) enPR: sĕk'rətĕrē, IPA: /ˈsɛkɹəˌtɛɹi/, [ˈsɛkɹəˌtʰɛɹi]
secretary (plural secretaries)
- (obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. (often, capitalized) The head of a department of government. A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations. - Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations.
(US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire. A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
- French: secrétaire
- German: Sekretär, Sekretärin
- Italian: segretario
- Portuguese: secretário, secretária
- Russian: секрета́рь
- Spanish: secretario, secretaria
- French: secrétaire
- German: Staatssekretär
- Italian: ministro
- Portuguese: secretário, secretária
- Russian: мини́стр
- Spanish: secretario
- German: Sekretär
- Italian: segretario
- French: secrétaire
- German: Schreibsekretär, Sekretär
- Italian: scrittoio
- Portuguese: escrivaninha, secretária, (portugal) secretária
- Russian: секрете́р
- Spanish: escribanía
- French: messager serpentaire
- German: Sekretär
- Italian: segretario, serpentario
- Russian: пти́ца-секрета́рь
- Spanish: serpentario
secretary
- (transitive) To serve as a secretary of.
Secretary
Proper noun
- A town in Maryland.
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