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secretary
noun
sec·re·tary
ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē 
ˈse-kə-ˌter-,
in rapid speech also ˈsek-ˌter-,
especially British ˈse-k(r)ə-trē
plural secretaries
1
: one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior
2
a
: an officer of a business concern who may keep records of directors' and stockholders' meetings and of stock ownership and transfer and help supervise the company's legal interests
b
: an officer of an organization or society responsible for its records and correspondence
3
: an officer of state who superintends a government administrative department
the secretary of labor
4
a
b
: a writing desk with a top section for books
Examples of secretary in a Sentence
You can set up an appointment with my secretary.
He works as a legal secretary.
He was the club's secretary.
He is a junior secretary at the embassy.
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Kinsey Crowley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
McMahon, the former Small Business Administration director, will be secretary during what could be turbulent times for the department.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Apollo Global Management, an investment firm whose CEO, Marc Rowan, is said to be under consideration for Treasury secretary, as first reported by The New York Times, has seen its share price jump more than 12%.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Popular conservative media personality Pete Hegseth, a military veteran, has been nominated as Defense secretary and could take over one of the nation’s largest employers.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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secretary
noun
sec·re·tary
ˈsek-rə-ˌter-ē
plural secretaries
1
: a person employed to handle records, letters, and routine work for another person
2
: an officer of a business corporation or society who has charge of the letters and records
3
: a government official in charge of a division
Secretary of State
4
: a desk with a top section for books
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