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secretary
has definitions from the fields of writing,work,politics
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[ noun ] (politics) a person who is head of an administrative department of government
Used in print ("Editorials"...)In all the bitter in-fighting , the squabbles over election procedures , the complicated numbers_game that East and West played on the assistant secretaries ' theme , the gentleman from Burma showed himself both as a man of principle and a skilled diplomat . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)Operating in 1887 was the `` Valley_Telegraph_Line '' , officers of which were E._C._Orvis , president ; H._K._Fowler , vice-president and secretary ; J._N._Hard , treasurer ; F._H._Walker , superintendent ; H._S._Walker , assistant superintendent . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)The latter two were appointed secretaries . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)The Vice_President had called and asked if he could see the Secretary at his home . The Secretary was uneasy about the visit . Related terms head Secretary_of_the_Treasury Secretary_of_State undersecretary Attorney_General Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services Secretary_of_Labor Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development Secretary_of_Defense Secretary_of_Commerce Secretary_of_the_Interior Secretary_of_Transportation Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs Secretary_of_Energy Secretary_of_Education Secretary_of_Agriculture |
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[ noun ] (work) an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
Synonyms Used in print (The Providence Journal...)This is when his troubles begin , not_to_mention a fledgling artist who he hires , and who turns_out to have ideas of his own , with particular respect_to the hero 's sweetheart secretary . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The officers were John_Marsden , president ; John_C._Blackmer , vice-president ; George_Smith , treasurer ; and William_F._Orvis , secretary . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When the detective left , Andrus phoned his secretary to cancel his work and to advise the network to get a substitute director for his current project . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He was surprised to find Kayabashi 's secretary on the other end of the line . The oyabun was entertaining a group of dignitaries , the secretary said , businessmen from Tokyo for_the_most_part , and Kayabashi wished to show them the mission . Related terms assistant receptionist executive_secretary stenographer social_secretary |
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[ noun ] (writing) a desk used for writing
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