What does Secretary mean?
Definitions for Secretary
ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr iSec·re·tary
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Princeton's WordNet
secretary(noun)
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
secretary, secretarial assistant(noun)
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
repository, secretary(noun)
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
secretary, writing table, escritoire, secretaire(noun)
a desk used for writing
Wiktionary
secretary(Noun)
Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
secretary(Noun)
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
secretary(Noun)
The head of a department of government.
secretary(Noun)
A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
Ban Ki-Moon is the current secretary general of the United Nations.
secretary(Noun)
A type of desk; a secretaire.
secretary(Noun)
A species of bird; Sagittarius serpentarius.
secretary(Verb)
To serve as a secretary of.
Webster Dictionary
Secretary(noun)
one who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets
Secretary(noun)
a person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, records, and the like; an official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to correspondence, and transacts other business, for an association, a public body, or an individual
Secretary(noun)
an officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to the relations of a government with foreign courts; the secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of finance; the secretary of war, etc
Secretary(noun)
a piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire
Secretary(noun)
the secretary bird
Freebase
Secretary
A secretary, personal assistant, or administrative assistant is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication, or organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit of more than one. In other situations a secretary is an officer of a society or organization who deals with correspondence, admits new members, and organizes official meetings and events. A secretary has many administrative duties. Traditionally, these duties were mostly related to correspondence, such as the typing out of letters, maintaining files of paper documents, etc. The advent of word processing has significantly reduced the time that such duties require, with the result that many new tasks have come under the purview of the secretary. These might include managing budgets and doing bookkeeping, maintaining websites, and making travel arrangements. Secretaries might manage all the administrative details of running a high-level conference or arrange the catering for a typical lunch meeting. Often executives will ask their assistant to take the minutes at meetings and prepare meeting documents for review.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Secretary
sek′rē-tā-ri, n. one employed to write for another: a public officer entrusted with the affairs of a department of government, or of a company, &c.: a piece of furniture for writing, with drawers, pigeon-holes, &c. (also Secretaire′).—adj. Secretā′rial, pertaining to a secretary or his duties.—ns. Secretā′riate, the official position of secretary; Sec′retary-bird a raptorial serpent-eating bird resembling the crane, found in South Africa and the East—from the tufts of feathers at the back of its head like pens stuck behind the ear; Sec′retaryship.
Editors Contribution
secretary
A person with a defined, specific and accurate role, responsibilities, job description, employment contract and terms and agreement of employment.
The intergovernmental secretary is an important role.
Submitted by MaryC on August 14, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Secretary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #622
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Secretary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #839
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Secretary' in Nouns Frequency: #238
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Secretary in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Secretary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Secretary in a Sentence
If confirmed, I will further Secretary Perry's legacy of promoting energy independence, innovation, and security for the American people.
When the president decides that we'll take on a challenge that Washington has represented fortoo long, the special interests, including millionaires and billionaires who have benefited, start to squeal, said Earnest, the White House press secretary. In this case, one billionaire chose to squeal to a Politico reporter.
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf:
In response to our request, Secretary Clinton provided the department with emails spanning her time at the department.
Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn:
Time and time again Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has sided with those who want to destroy everything that is great about this country, whether it is sympathizing with terrorists, backing rogue regimes, or cozying up to those who want to inflict pain and misery on the British people.
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Translations for Secretary
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- سكرتيرة, سكرتير, وزيرArabic
- секрета́р, секрета́ркаBulgarian
- йозанчаChechen
- sekretářka, ministr, tajemník, sekretářCzech
- ysgrifenydd, ysgrifenyddesWelsh
- Minister, Sekretärin, Sekretär, SchreibsekretärGerman
- υπουργός, γραμματέαςGreek
- sekretarioEsperanto
- escribanía, secretario, secretaria, serpentarioSpanish
- idazkariBasque
- سکرترPersian
- sihteeri, kirjoituspöytä, ministeriFinnish
- messager serpentaire, secrétaireFrench
- rúnaíIrish
- rùnaire, clèireachScottish Gaelic
- screeudeyrManx
- מזכירHebrew
- titkár, államtitkár, főtitkár, kígyászkeselyű, titkárnő, miniszter, szekreterHungarian
- քարտուղար, քարտուղարուհի, գրասեղանArmenian
- bureau, secretariaInterlingua
- sekretarioIdo
- segretario, scrittoioItalian
- 大臣, 長官, 秘書Japanese
- მდივანიGeorgian
- ស្មៀនKhmer
- 비서, 秘書Korean
- سکرتێرKurdish
- sēcrētārius, scribaLatin
- ເລຂານຸການLao
- setiausaha, sekretarisMalay
- secretaresseDutch
- naaltsoos ííłʼíníNavajo, Navaho
- sekretarz, sekretarkaPolish
- secretária, secretário, escrivaninhaPortuguese
- secretar, pasăre secretar, secretarăRomanian
- секрета́рь, пти́ца-секрета́рь, мини́стр, секрета́рша, секрете́рRussian
- tȃjnīk, tȃjnicaSerbo-Croatian
- sekreterareSwedish
- karani, makaraniSwahili
- செயலாளர்Tamil
- కార్యదర్శి, సహాయకుడుTelugu
- เลขานุการThai
- sekretaryaTagalog
- sekreterTurkish
- thư kýVietnamese
- sekretanVolapük
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