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secretary
noun
sec·re·tary
Ë?se-krÉ™-ËŒter-Ä“ 
Ë?se-kÉ™-ËŒter-,
in rapid speech also Ë?sek-ËŒter-,
especially British Ë?se-k(r)É™-trÄ“
plural secretaries
1
: one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior
2
a
: an officer of a business concern who may keep records of directors' and stockholders' meetings and of stock ownership and transfer and help supervise the company's legal interests
b
: an officer of an organization or society responsible for its records and correspondence
3
: an officer of state who superintends a government administrative department
the secretary of labor
4
a
b
: a writing desk with a top section for books
Examples of secretary in a Sentence
You can set up an appointment with my secretary.
He works as a legal secretary.
He was the club's secretary.
He is a junior secretary at the embassy.
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The appeals panel found that a defense secretary has the power to prevent a war court overseer from negotiating a plea deal as a general principle, just not retroactively.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
When asked whether Carter might have discussed the shuttle with the Soviet general secretary and whether that might have influenced his decisions, Damohn replied that Kraft’s story is essentially correct except for the part of Carter bragging to Brezhnev.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Oz’s potential boss, Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., thinks the drugs are a scam, and the solution to obesity is to eat and live healthier.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
There is clearly a divide between Stephen Miller who is placing a lot of these cabinet and sub-cabinet level deputy secretary types -- assistant attorney general types throughout the administration.
—ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
When asked whether Carter might have discussed the shuttle with the Soviet general secretary and whether that might have influenced his decisions, Damohn replied that Kraft’s story is essentially correct except for the part of Carter bragging to Brezhnev.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Oz’s potential boss, Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., thinks the drugs are a scam, and the solution to obesity is to eat and live healthier.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
There is clearly a divide between Stephen Miller who is placing a lot of these cabinet and sub-cabinet level deputy secretary types -- assistant attorney general types throughout the administration.
—ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secretary. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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secretary
noun
sec·re·tary
Ë?sek-rÉ™-ËŒter-Ä“
plural secretaries
1
: a person employed to handle records, letters, and routine work for another person
2
: an officer of a business corporation or society who has charge of the letters and records
3
: a government official in charge of a division
Secretary of State
4
: a desk with a top section for books
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