SECRETARY


Meaning of SECRETARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sekrətri, AM -teri ]

( secretaries)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

A secretary is a person who is employed to do office work, such as typing letters, answering phone calls, and arranging meetings.

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2.

The secretary of an organization such as a trade union, a political party, or a club is its official manager. ( BRIT )

My grandfather was secretary of the Scottish Miners’ Union.

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3.

The secretary of a company is the person who has the legal duty of keeping the company’s records.

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4.

Secretary is used in the titles of ministers and officials who are in charge of main government departments.

...the British Foreign Secretary.

...Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger.

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