secretary-general
noun
sec·re·tary-gen·er·al
ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē-ˈjen-rəl 
-ˈje-nə-rəl
plural secretaries-general
: a principal administrative officer
secretary-general of the United Nations
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According to Prof Thomas Perlmann, secretary-general of the Nobel Assembly, only Sakaguchi could be reached at the time of the announcement.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
In July, a delegation of 20 Syrian officials including the foreign and defense ministers, the intelligence chief, and Maher al-Shara, who serves as secretary-general of the presidency, visited Russia.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2025
The Israeli army took out the entire leadership of the organization, including Hassan Nasrallah, its secretary-general, along with several thousand fighters and tens of thousands of rockets aimed at the heartland.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
An advocate for the rights of women and girls, Trenou served as secretary-general of the Togolese women’s union during the 1960s.
—Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
In July, a delegation of 20 Syrian officials including the foreign and defense ministers, the intelligence chief, and Maher al-Shara, who serves as secretary-general of the presidency, visited Russia.
—Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2025
The Israeli army took out the entire leadership of the organization, including Hassan Nasrallah, its secretary-general, along with several thousand fighters and tens of thousands of rockets aimed at the heartland.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
An advocate for the rights of women and girls, Trenou served as secretary-general of the Togolese women’s union during the 1960s.
—Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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