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secretary
  1. (obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
  2. A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
  3. (capitalized) The head of a department of government.
  4. A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
  5. (US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
  6. A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “His secretary apologetically announced that he was running two hours late for our interview.”
      “The secretary will take notes of what transpires at the meeting and the decision arrived at.”
      “This compact secretary is made of solid curly maple and features a large utility drawer, a drop-down lid, a smaller pencil drawer, and seven cubbyholes.”
secretaryship
  1. A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.
  2. The office or position of being secretary.
  3. Examples:
    1. “His solidarity on that occasion propelled him to assume the general secretaryship of the St Lucia Workers Cooperative Union.”
      “The office has existed in England for at least 800 years, and began as a sort of secretaryship to the King.”
      “As I had done a course in company secretaryship, I decided to take up the project.”
secretariat
  1. The office or department of a government secretary.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The secretariat plays a crucial role in managing the day-to-day operations of the organization and coordinating administrative tasks efficiently.”
      “The group's secretariat is usually provided by an outside body, either an NGO or a consultancy.”
      “Now the general secretariat can only take action on the initiative of the prime minister.”
secretariate
  1. Alternative spelling of secretariat
  2. Examples:
    1. “Unpublished Manuscript on file, New Brunswick Archaeological Services Unit, Culture and Sports Secretariate, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.”
secretaryships
  1. plural of secretaryship
secretariates
  1. plural of secretariate
secretariats
secretaries
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