secretary
21secretary — In reference to a corporation or association, refers to an officer charged with the direction and management of that part of the business of the company which is concerned with keeping the records, the official correspondence, with giving and… …
22secretary — [[t]se̱krətri, AM teri[/t]] ♦ secretaries 1) N COUNT A secretary is a person who is employed to do office work, such as typing letters, answering phone calls, and arranging meetings. 2) N COUNT The secretary of an organization such as a trade… …
23secretary */*/*/ — UK [ˈsekrətrɪ] / US [ˈsekrəˌterɪ] noun [countable] Word forms secretary : singular secretary plural secretaries 1) someone in an office who works for someone else and who does jobs such as arranging meetings, making phone calls, and preparing… …
24secretary — sec|re|tar|y [ sekrə,teri ] noun count *** 1. ) someone in an office who works for someone else and does jobs such as arranging meetings, making phone calls, and preparing letters 2. ) the member of a committee who writes letters and keeps… …
25secretary — / sekrət(ə)ri/ noun 1. an official of a company or society whose job is to keep records and write letters 2. a member of the government in charge of a department ● the Trade Secretary ● the Foreign Secretary ● the Education Secretary …
26secretary — n. (pl. ies) 1 a person employed by an individual or in an office etc. to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, etc. 2 an official appointed by a society etc. to conduct its correspondence, keep its records, etc. 3 (in the… …
27secretary — noun (plural taries) Etymology: Middle English secretarie, from Medieval Latin secretarius, confidential employee, secretary, from Latin secretum secret, from neuter of secretus Date: 15th century 1. one employed to handle correspondence and… …
28secretary — 1. noun /ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi,ˈsɛk.ɹə.tɹi,ˈsɛkɹətɛɹi/ a) A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. Ban Ki Moon is the current secretary general of the United Nations. b) The head of a department of government. See Also …
29secretary — [14] A secretary was originally a ‘person in someone else’s confidence, sharing secret or private matters with them’ (‘[Christ] taking with him his three special secretaries, that is to say Peter and James and John’, Nicholas Love, Mirror of the… …
30secretary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amanuensis, clerk; minister, administrator; desk, escritoire. See writing, receptacle, auxiliary, servant. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A secondary executive officer] Syn. director, manager, superintendent …
