Definitions for Secretary General
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1. Secretary Generalnoun

   a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)

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1. Secretary Generalnoun

   The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations.

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1. secretary general

   Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived from the Latin word secernere, "to distinguish" or "to set apart", the passive participle (secretum) meaning "having been set apart", with the eventual connotation of something private or confidential, as with the English word secret. A secretarius was a person, therefore, overseeing business confidentially, usually for a powerful individual (a king, pope, etc.). The official title of the leader of most communist and socialist political parties is the "General Secretary of the Central Committee" or "First Secretary of the Central Committee". When a communist party is in power, the general secretary is usually the country's de facto leader (though sometimes this leader also holds state-level positions to monopolize power, such as a presidency or premiership in order to constitute de jure leadership of the state), such as China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cuba.In England, the term secretarius was used "from the beginning of the thirteenth century in the varying meanings of a confidential clerk, an ambassador, or a member of the king's council". In the fourteenth century, the title became strongly associated with the keeper of the king's signet. From the Renaissance to the late 19th century, men involved in the daily correspondence and the activities of the powerful assumed the title of secretary. With time, like many titles, the term was applied to more and varied functions, leading to compound titles to specify the authority associated with its use, like general secretary or financial secretary. In some countries, such as the United States, the term secretary is used to indicate the holder of a cabinet-level post. There are a number of popular variations of the title used to indicate that the secretary in question has a high degree of authority, such as general secretary (or, following usage in the Norman language, secretary-general), first secretary, and executive secretary. In a club or society, the secretary is also considered to be, in most cases, the third person in charge of the organization, after the president/chairman and vice president/vice chairman. In smaller organizations, the secretary typically takes meeting minutes, notifies members of meetings, contacts various persons in relation to the society, administers the day-to-day activities of the organization, and creates the order of business. The secretary of a non-governmental organization or international non-governmental organization can combine the function with that of vice president/vice chairman.

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1. secretary general

   A secretary general is a high-ranking official who serves in an administrative capacity, responsible for carrying out the organization's day-to-day operations and ensuring effective function and productivity. This role is typically within a governmental, international or non-governmental organization or association. The secretary general is often accountable to a superior body, such as an executive board or a general assembly. Duties can include managing staff, communicating with external stakeholders, and implementing organizational policies.

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1. Secretary General

   Secretary-General is a title many different organizations give to their leader. The United Nations Secretary-General is described as the chief administrative officer and the De facto head of the United Nations. The Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations hires, terminates, and controls all United Nations staff and relief efforts around the World. The Commonwealth of Nations also calls their De facto leader Secretary-General. The Secretary-General advises member nations and heads conferences with the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch of the United Kingdom is the ex officio Head of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the chief administrative officer of NATO and supreme commander of NATO forces when mobilized.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Secretary General in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Secretary General in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Secretary General in a Sentence

1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

   The political process will begin, we hope, in the nearest future, during January, various dates have been named, but the final decision will be taken by the secretary-general of the United Nations on the advice and recommendations of his special envoy, Staffan de Mistura.

2. Stephane Dujarric:

   The Secretary General also said that Ethiopia needed a true reconciliation, without discrimination ... where every community should feel respected and be part of Ethiopia.

3. Farhan Haq:

   The Secretary-General firmly believes this is also the best and only way forward for Israel to remain a democratic state.

4. Sarah Taylor:

   The U.N.'s reputation for protecting civilians is at stake, the secretary-general's report shines a bright light on peacekeeper abuses, but countries that contribute peacekeeping troops will need to follow through on prosecuting these crimes.

5. Antonia Kirkland:

   The selection process for the next UN Secretary-General is a great opportunity to bring us a step closer to gender equality globally, we are hopeful that there is more momentum now to make this a realistic possibility.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Secretary_General
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_General
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Secretary General