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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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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