sec·re·tar·y (s k r -tr  )n. pl. sec·re·tar·ies 1. A person employed to handle correspondence, keep files, and do clerical work for another person or an organization. 2. An officer who keeps records, takes minutes of the meetings, and answers correspondence, as for a company. 3. An official who presides over an administrative department of state. 4. A desk with a small bookcase on top. [Middle English secretarie, from Medieval Latin s crt rius, confidential officer, clerk, from Latin scrtus, secret; see secret.]sec re·tari·al (-târ- l) adj. |
secretary
Noun
pl -taries
1. a person who handles correspondence, keeps records, and does general clerical work for an individual or organization
2. the official manager of the day-to-day business of a society, club, or committee
3. (in Britain) a senior civil servant who assists a government minister
4. (in the US) the head of a government administrative department [Medieval Latin secretarius someone entrusted with secrets]
secretarial adj
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| Noun | 1. |  secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of governmentUnited States Attorney General, US Attorney General, Attorney General - the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" Agriculture Secretary, Secretary of Agriculture - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland" Commerce Secretary, Secretary of Commerce - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson" Defense Secretary, Secretary of Defense - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman" Education Secretary, Secretary of Education - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education" Energy Secretary, Secretary of Energy - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy; "the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter" Secretary of Health and Human Services - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter" Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson" Labor Secretary, Secretary of Labor - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson" Secretary of State - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson" Interior Secretary, Secretary of the Interior - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior" Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Secretary - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury" Secretary of Transportation, Transportation Secretary - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary" Secretary of Veterans Affairs - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs" undersecretary - a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government |
| 2. |  secretary - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organizationassistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" executive secretary - a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities receptionist - a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors social secretary - a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments amanuensis, shorthand typist, stenographer - someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) | |
| 3. | secretary - a person to whom a secret is entrusted | |
| 4. |  secretary - a desk used for writing desk - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments |
Translations
secretary [ˈsɛkrətrɪ] n → secrétaire m/f;
(Comm) → secrétaire général;
Secretary of State (for) (Brit Pol) → ministre m (de)
secretary [ˈsɛkrətərɪ] n (Comm) → Sekretär(in) m(f);
(of club) → Schriftführer(in) m(f);
Secretary of State (for) (Brit) (Pol) → Minister(in) m(f) (für);
Secretary of State (US) (Pol) → Außenminister(in) m(f)
n secretary [ˈsekrətəri]
1 a person employed to write letters, keep records and make business arrangements etc for another person He dictated a letter to his secretary. sekretaresse سِكْرِتير أو سِكْرِتيرَه، أمين سِر секретар/ка sekretář, -ka sekretær der/die Sekretär(in) γραμματέας (το επάγγελμα) secretario sekretär منشي sihteeri secrétaire מַזכִּיר, מַזכִּירָה मुंशी tajnik titkár sekretaris ritari segretario 秘書 비서 sekretorius sekretārs; sekretāre setiausaha secretaresse sekretær; daglig leder sekretarka, sekretarz secretária secretar секретарь sekretár, -ka tajnik, tajnica sekretarica sekreterare เลขานุการ sekreter 秘書 секретар مساعد، سیکریٹری thư kí 秘书
2 a (sometimes unpaid) person who deals with the official business of an organization etc The secretary read out the minutes of the society's last meeting. sekretaris سِكْرِتير، من يَقوم بالأعْمال الرِّسْمِيَّه секретар/ка tajemník sekretær der/die Geschäftsführer(in) γραμματέας (πρόσωπο επιφορτισμένο με τη γραμματειακή υποστήριξη ενός έργου) secretario sekretär وزير sihteeri secrétaire מַזכִּיר, מַזכִּירָה मंत्रि neplaćeni, počasni tajnik titkár sekretaris ritari segretario 書記 서기 sekretorius sekretārs setiausaha secretaris sekretær protokolant, sekretarz secretário secretar секретарь tajomník tajnik sekretar sekreterare เลขาธิการ sekreter 幹事 секретар کسی تنظیم کے رسمی کارروائیوں کا سرپرست، سیکریٹری cán bộ 干事
adj secreˈtarial [-ˈteə-]
of a secretary or his/her duties trained in secretarial work; at secretarial college. sekretarieel سِكْرِتيري، مُتَعَلِّق بالأعْمال السِّكْرِتيريَّه секретарски tajemnický sekretær- Sekretärs-... γραμματειακός de secretaría sekretäri- مربوط به منشي گري sihteerin, sihteeri- de secrétaire/secrétariat שֶׁל הַמַזכִּיר साचिविक tajnički, sekretarski titkári sekretarial ritara- segretariale, da segretario 秘書の 비서의, 비서의 일에 관한 sekretoriaus sekretāra-; sekretāru- kesetiausahaan van een secretaresse sekretær- dla sekretarek de secretária de secretariat секретарский tajomnícky; kancelársky tajniški sekretarski sekreterar- เกี่ยวกับเลขานุการหรือหน้าที่ของเลขานุการ sekreterlik 秘書的 секретарський سیکریٹری کے اعمال اور فرائض سے متعلق thuộc về công việc của thư kí 秘书的
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