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Definition of Secretary
1. Noun. A person who is head of an administrative department of government.
Specialized synonyms: Attorney General, United States Attorney General, Us Attorney General, Agriculture Secretary, Secretary Of Agriculture, Commerce Secretary, Secretary Of Commerce, Defense Secretary, Secretary Of Defense, Education Secretary, Secretary Of Education, Energy Secretary, Secretary Of Energy, Secretary Of Health And Human Services, Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, Labor Secretary, Secretary Of Labor, Secretary Of State, Interior Secretary, Secretary Of The Interior, Secretary Of The Treasury, Treasury Secretary, Secretary Of Transportation, Transportation Secretary, Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Undersecretary
Derivative terms: Secretaryship
2. Noun. An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization.
Generic synonyms: Assistant, Help, Helper, Supporter
Specialized synonyms: Executive Secretary, Receptionist, Social Secretary, Amanuensis, Shorthand Typist, Stenographer
Derivative terms: Secretarial, Secretaryship
3. Noun. A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
4. Noun. A desk used for writing.
Definition of Secretary
1. n. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.
Definition of Secretary
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Medical Definition of Secretary
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1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.
2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, records, and the like; an official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to correspondence, and transacts other business, for an association, a public body, or an individual. "That which is most of all profitable is acquaintance with the secretaries, and employed men of ambassadors." (Bacon)
3. An officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to the relations of a government with foreign courts; the secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of finance; the secretary of war, etc.
4. A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.
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