secretary

  • 11secretary — ► NOUN (pl. secretaries) 1) a person employed to assist with correspondence, keep records, etc. 2) an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records. 3) the principal assistant of a UK government …

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  • 12secretary — [sek′rə ter΄ē] n. pl. secretaries [ML secretarius, one entrusted with secrets < L secretum: see SECRET] 1. a) a person whose work is keeping records, taking care of correspondence and other writing tasks, etc. as for an individual in a… …

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  • 13Secretary — This article is about the occupation. For other uses, see Secretary (disambiguation). A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management …

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  • 14secretary — noun 1 person who works in an office ADJECTIVE ▪ executive, legal ▪ medical ▪ press, publicity ▪ personal, private …

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  • 15secretary — secretaryship, n. /sek ri ter ee/, n., pl. secretaries. 1. a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of… …

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  • 16secretary — n. administrative assistant 1) a corresponding; executive; personal; press; recording; social secretary 2) a private secretary (AE; BE has personal assistant) 3) a secretary of, to company official (BE) 4) a company secretary officer supervising… …

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  • 17secretary — sec|re|ta|ry W1S3 [ˈsekrıtəri US teri ] n plural secretaries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(office)¦ 2¦(government)¦ 3¦(club)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: secretarius someone who does private work for another, secretary , from Latin secretus; …

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  • 18secretary — noun (C) 1 someone who works in an office typing (type2 (1)) letters, keeping records, arranging meetings etc: Julie works as a secretary in a lawyer s office. | You can ring my secretary to make an appointment. 2 a) a British government official …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19Secretary — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Secretary (Kino) Secretary – manchmal muss Liebe wehtun... (DVD) Secretary – Womit kann ich dienen? (TV) Originaltitel Secretary …

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  • 20secretary — 01. Just ask the [secretary] if you need to have anything typed up. 02. The [secretarial] staff has increased by 3 people just in the last year, due to the steady increase in business. 03. I ll have my [secretary] send you a copy of the contracts …

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