Secretary - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
- a person to whom a secret is entrusted (syn: repository)
- a desk used for writing (syn: escritoire, secretaire)
Extra examples
You can set up an appointment with my secretary.
He works as a legal secretary.
He was the club's secretary.
He is a junior secretary at the embassy.
Secretary General of the UNO
My secretary will fax you all the details.
That new secretary of yours is a real find!
She asked her secretary to type a memo.
The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.
His secretary will field requests for more information.
His secretary took notes during our meeting.
...the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state...
The secretary kept a record of the proceedings at the meeting.
The company is advertising for a secretary.
He had an affair with his secretary.
Word forms
singular: secretary
plural: secretaries
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