secretary

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who handles letters, phone calls, and office tasks for someone or an organization

   My secretary will schedule the meeting for you.

2. 2
   noun

   a senior government official in charge of a department

   The Secretary of State held a press conference.

3. 3
   noun

   a senior official who runs an organization such as a party or union

   She was elected secretary of the trade union.

Common collocations

• commerce secretary Noun + noun

From Medieval Latin secrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secrētus (“private, secret”), past participle of secernere (“to separate, set apart”), from se- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”).

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