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secretary
noun
sec·re·tary
ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē 
ˈse-kə-ˌter-
in rapid speech also ˈsek-ˌter-
especially British ˈse-k(r)ə-trē
plural secretaries
1
: one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior
2
a
: an officer of a business concern who may keep records of directors' and stockholders' meetings and of stock ownership and transfer and help supervise the company's legal interests
b
: an officer of an organization or society responsible for its records and correspondence
3
: an officer of state who superintends a government administrative department
the secretary of labor
4
a
b
: a writing desk with a top section for books
Examples of secretary in a Sentence
You can set up an appointment with my secretary.
He works as a legal secretary.
He was the club's secretary.
He is a junior secretary at the embassy.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Her exit follows the departures in recent months of Pam Bondi as attorney general, Kristi Noem and homeland security secretary and Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary.
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Responding to the report, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Paul Nowak said new laws are needed on maximum working temperatures, and improvements to workplaces to keep them cool, in a statement.
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Earlier in the day, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced an indictment of former first secretary Raul Castro, the brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in relation to the 1996 downing of two airplanes operated by Cuban exiles.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Her exit follows the departures in recent months of Pam Bondi as attorney general, Kristi Noem and homeland security secretary and Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Responding to the report, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Paul Nowak said new laws are needed on maximum working temperatures, and improvements to workplaces to keep them cool, in a statement.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Earlier in the day, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced an indictment of former first secretary Raul Castro, the brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in relation to the 1996 downing of two airplanes operated by Cuban exiles.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secretary. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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secretary
noun
sec·re·tary
ˈsek-rə-ˌter-ē
plural secretaries
1
: a person employed to handle records, letters, and routine work for another person
2
: an officer of a business corporation or society who has charge of the letters and records
3
: a government official in charge of a division
Secretary of State
4
: a desk with a top section for books
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