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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The Justice Department, which oversees the immigration courts, requested the assistance from the Defense Department, according to the memo sent by the Pentagon’s executive secretary to his DOJ counterpart.
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Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The suit contends that Gillett was pushing fellow commissioners out of the rate-setting process by issuing unilateral decisions in the name of the authority’s executive secretary.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
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
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Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The suit contends that Gillett was pushing fellow commissioners out of the rate-setting process by issuing unilateral decisions in the name of the authority’s executive secretary.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
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
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“Executive secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20secretary. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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