secretary

(obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret.
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
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.
A type of desk.
A species of bird; Sagittarius serpentarius.

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secretary bird

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secretory

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person keeping records and handling clerical work

Arabic: سكرتير ar(ar) (sikritér) m., سكرتيرة ar(ar) (sikritéra) f.
Bulgarian: секретар bg(bg) (sekretar) m., секретарка bg(bg) (sekretarka) f.
Chechen: йозанча
Chinese:

Mandarin: 秘書 cmn(cmn), 秘书 cmn(cmn) (mìshū)
Croatian: tȃjnīk hr(hr) m., tȃjnica hr(hr) f.
Czech: sekretář cs(cs) m., sekretářka cs(cs) f.
Dutch: secretaresse nl(nl) f.
Esperanto: sekretario eo(eo)
Finnish: sihteeri fi(fi)
French: secrétaire fr(fr) m. and f.
German: Sekretär de(de) m., Sekretärin de(de) f.
Greek: γραμματέας el(el) (gramatéas) m. and f.
Hebrew: מזכיר ^(he) (mazkir) m.
Hungarian: titkár hu(hu), titkárnő hu(hu)
Ido: sekretario io(io)
Interlingua: secretaria f.

Italian: segretario it(it) m.
Japanese: 秘書 ja(ja) (ひしょ, hisho)
Korean: 비서 (biseo)
Kurdish:

Kurmanji: katib, sekreter

Sorani: سکرتێر ku(ku) (sikirtaer)
Polish: sekretarz pl(pl) m., sekretarka pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: secretário pt(pt) m., secretária pt(pt) f.
Russian: секретарь ru(ru) (sekretár’) m. and f., секретарша ru(ru) (sekretárša) f. (colloquial)
Scottish Gaelic: rùnaire gd(gd) m.
Spanish: secretario es(es) m., secretaria es(es) f.
Swahili: karani sw(sw)
Swedish: sekreterare sv(sv) c.
Telugu: కార్యదర్శి (kaaryadarSi), సహాయకుడు (sahaayakuDu)
Tok Pisin: sekreteri
Turkish: sekreter tr(tr)
Welsh: ysgrifenydd cy(cy) m., ysgrifenyddes cy(cy) f.

head of a department of government

Chinese:

Mandarin: 大臣 cmn(cmn) (dàchén)
Croatian: tȃjnīk hr(hr) m., tȃjnica hr(hr) f.
Esperanto: sekretario eo(eo)
Finnish: ministeri fi(fi)
French: secrétaire fr(fr)
Greek: υπουργός el(el) (ipurgós) m. and f.
Hungarian: miniszter hu(hu), államtitkár hu(hu)
Interlingua: secretaria f.
Japanese: 大臣 ja(ja) (だいじん, daijin), 長官 ja(ja) (ちょうかん, chōkan)

Kurdish:

Kurmanji: sekreter

Sorani: سکرتێر ku(ku) (sikirtaer)
Portuguese: secretário pt(pt) m., secretária pt(pt) f.
Russian: министр ru(ru) (minístr) m., секретарь ru(ru) (sekretár’) m.
Scottish Gaelic: rùnaire gd(gd) m.
Spanish: secretario es(es) m.
Swahili: karani sw(sw)
Telugu: కార్యదర్శి (kaaryadarSi)
Tok Pisin: sekreteri

leading or managerial position in certain organizations

Croatian: tȃjnīk hr(hr) m., tȃjnica hr(hr) f.
Czech: tajemník cs(cs) m.
Finnish: sihteeri fi(fi)
Greek: γραμματέας el(el) (gramatéas) m. and f.

type of desk

Armenian: գրասեղան hy(hy) (graseġan)
Finnish: kirjoituspöytä fi(fi)
French: secrétaire fr(fr)
German: Schreibsekretär de(de) m.
Hungarian: szekreter hu(hu)

Interlingua: bureau
Kurdish:

Kurmanji: sekreter
Portuguese: escrivaninha pt(pt) f.
Swahili: makarani sw(sw)

sagittarius serpentarius

Hungarian: kígyászkeselyű hu(hu)
Spanish: serpentario es(es) m.
Swahili: makarani sw(sw)

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Indonesian: sekretaris
Interlingua: secretario m., scriptorio
Italian: segretario m., segretaria f.

secretary

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