secretary
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin secretarius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secretus (“private, secret”), past participle of secernere (“to separate, set apart”), from se- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/, /ˈsɛk.ɹə.tɹi/, X-SAMPA: /"sEk.r\@%tE.r\i/, /"sEk.r\@.tr\i/
- (US) IPA: /ˈsɛkɹətɛɹi/, X-SAMPA: /"sEkr\@t@r\i/
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Noun [edit]
Wikipedia secretary (plural secretaries)
- (obsolete) 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.
- Ban Ki-Moon is the current secretary general of the United Nations.
- (US) A type of desk; a secretaire.
- A species of bird; Sagittarius serpentarius.
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Translations [edit]
person keeping records and handling clerical work
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head of a department of government
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leading or managerial position in certain organizations
type of desk
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sagittarius serpentarius
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Verb [edit]
secretary (third-person singular simple present secretaries, present participle secretarying, simple past and past participle secretaried)
- (transitive) To serve as a secretary of.
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
External links [edit]
- secretary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- secretary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- secretary at OneLook Dictionary Search