executive secretary

noun

: a secretary having administrative duties
especially : an official responsible for administering the activities and business affairs of an organization

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Bertelli and Vidar Helgesen, executive secretary of the UNESCO-IOC, will sit on the executive committee, which will welcome new members as more partners join Sea Beyond next year. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 10 June 2025 Fred Fleitz Fred Fleitz was chief of staff and executive secretary of the National Security Council for a few months during the first Trump administration, from May to October in 2018. Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 May 2025 While Al worked at Safeway and Carmen had a long career as an executive secretary at San Jose City College, the couple became invested in their community. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025 Afterwards, Ames says, the department demoted her back to executive secretary and hired a gay man who hadn’t formally applied to take her existing role. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for executive secretary

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of executive secretary was in 1915

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“Executive secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20secretary. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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