3syllables
secretary
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Definitions ofsecretary
1noun
- Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
- A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
- (often capitalized) The head of a department of government.
- A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
Example: "Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations."
- A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
- A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
1verb
- To serve as a secretary of.
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