Topic: ORGANIZATIONS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | secretarius 'someone who does private work for another, secretary', from Latin secretus; SECRET1 |
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plural secretaries [countable]
plural secretaries [countable]1 someone who works in an office typing letters, keeping records, answering telephone calls, arranging meetings etc : My secretary will fax you all the details.
office
BOMy secretary will fax you all the details.2
government
a) PGO also Secretary of State the head of an important department in the British Government : the Foreign Secretary ➔ Home Secretary
the Foreign Secretaryb) PGO an official in charge of a large government department in the US : the Secretary of Defense
the Secretary of Defensec) PGO a British official, who works in a government department or embassy, and is below the rank of minister or ambassador : the First Secretary at the British Embassy
➔ Secretary of State, undersecretarythe First Secretary at the British Embassy3 a member of a club or organization who takes notes in meetings, writes official letters etc : the secretary of the tennis club
club
SSOthe secretary of the tennis club