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Definition of Secretary general
1. Noun. A person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations).
Definition of Secretary general
1. Noun. The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of Secretary General) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretary General
Literary usage of Secretary general
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Originally conceived to aid the secretary-general in applying UN resources ...
Groups of friends of the secretary-general can apply pressure on the parties ..."
2. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1922)
"PRESIDENT-GENERAL CLARKE: The next order of business is the reading of the report
of the Secretary-General, and due to the fact that our able Secretary is ..."
3. Renewing the United Nations System by Erskine Childers (1999)
"Yet it is headed by an Under Secretary-General, one rank below the heads of all
the agencies and of UNDP, and equal in rank to the heads of other funds and ..."
4. United Nations System, The; The Policies of Member States by Chadwick F. Alger, Gene Martin Lyons, John E. Trent (1995)
"into the processes of negotiation by the Secretary-General and have to support
his efforts if they are to have any hope for success. ..."
5. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1821)
"... Counsellor of the Royal Court of Paris, and Secretary-General to the Royal
Society of Prisons, and to the Special Council of the Prisons of Paris. ..."
6. Failing the Internally Displaced: The Undp Displaced Persons Program in Kenya by Binaifer Nowrojee (1997)
"RECOMMENDATIONS To the Secretary-General and the UN Secretariat • The UN needs
to prioritize ... The secretary-general should take steps to ensure that the ..."
7. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"The Council will bo presided over by о minister, who will bo assisted by flve
presidents of sections and a secretary-general. Euch section will consist of ..."
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