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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Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was officially named the next secretary-general of NATO on Wednesday.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 9 July 2024
Plus, the secretary-general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will be here to discuss the challenges facing the alliance.
—CBS News, 7 July 2024
No longer a pariah, Wilders is now set to form a government in coalition with the party of the previous prime minister, Mark Rutte, who is expected to become NATO secretary-general.
—Linda Robinson, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
The new government will be the first since 2010 without Mark Rutte, who will become NATO’s secretary-general in October.
—Reuters, CNN, 2 July 2024
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 9 July 2024
Plus, the secretary-general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will be here to discuss the challenges facing the alliance.
—CBS News, 7 July 2024
No longer a pariah, Wilders is now set to form a government in coalition with the party of the previous prime minister, Mark Rutte, who is expected to become NATO secretary-general.
—Linda Robinson, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2024
The new government will be the first since 2010 without Mark Rutte, who will become NATO’s secretary-general in October.
—Reuters, CNN, 2 July 2024
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“Secretary-general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secretary-general. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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