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Sekretär

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German

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin sēcrētārius.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /zekreˈtɛːr/, [ze-], [ˌzɛ-], [ˌzeː-], [-kʁe-], [-kʁə-], [-ˈtɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [-ˈte(ː)ɐ̯]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Se‧kre‧tär

    Noun

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    Sekretär m (strong, genitive Sekretärs, plural Sekretäre, feminine Sekretärin)

    1. secretary (male or unspecified sex)
    2. official of an organization
    3. (historical) high-ranking member in the Central committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
    4. (Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the middle service
    5. (furniture) bureau, secretary
      Synonym: Schreibsekretär m

    Usage notes

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    (3) Often used with an addendum, e.g. Sekretär für … (‘secretary for …’) or Parteisekretär (‘party secretary’).
    (4) The title is always preceded by a prefix, the most common being Regierungs- (‘in government administration’), in which case the full title is Regierungssekretär. In terms of hierarchy, a Sekretär is comparable to a Stabsunteroffizier (staff sergeant) or Obermaat (petty officer second class).

    Declension

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    Further reading

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