social secretary

noun

: a personal secretary employed to handle social correspondence and appointments

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The men sat in the small office of the ambassador’s social secretary, hashing out the details, listening to the warm sounds of the embassy Christmas party outside. Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Her fabulously named Delysia Lafosse treats life like a Mae West comedy, juggling three hunky lovers, deluxe showbiz dreams, and a starchy social secretary (Frances McDormand) with screwball frenzy. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 McAfee’s Social Privacy Manager becomes your social secretary, examining all your accounts, developing recommendations for better privacy, and (with your permission) correcting those settings. PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024 In 2018, Jeremy Bernard, a former social secretary in the Obama White House, took on the role of CEO of the Mayor’s Fund. Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for social secretary

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of social secretary was in 1892

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“Social secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20secretary. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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