Secretary vs. Secretaryship
Secretarynoun
(obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
Secretarynoun
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
Secretarynoun
The head of a department of government.
Secretarynoun
A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
Secretarynoun
(US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
Secretarynoun
A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
Secretaryverb
(transitive) To serve as a secretary of.
Secretarynoun
One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.
Secretarynoun
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.
Secretarynoun
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.
Secretarynoun
A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.
Secretarynoun
The secretary bird.
Secretarynoun
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
Secretarynoun
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
Secretarynoun
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Secretarynoun
a desk used for writing
Secretarynoun
a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks
Secretarynoun
an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records
Secretarynoun
the principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador
Secretarynoun
an official in charge of a US government department.
Secretary
A secretary, administrative professional, or personal assistant is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication, or organizational skills. However this role should not be confused with the role of an executive secretary, who differs from a personal assistant.
Secretaryshipnoun
A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.
Secretaryshipnoun
The office or position of being secretary.
Secretaryshipnoun
The office, or the term of office, of a secretary.
Secretaryshipnoun
the position of secretary
