secretary
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical workA person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
Meaning
7 sensesA person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients.
The secretary at the school is in charge of communication between parents, students, and staff.
Sekretär, Sekretärin
секрета́рьsekretárʹ, секрета́ршаsekretárša
секрета́рsekretár, секрета́ркаsekretárka
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
(capitalized, often)The head of a department of government.
Staatssekretär
мини́стрminístr, секрета́рьsekretárʹ
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations.
As the Soviet Union collapsed, the party secretaries in the Central Asian republics found themselves leaders of newly-established sovereign countries.
Sekretär
(US)A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
Schreibsekretär, Sekretär
секрете́рsekretɛ́r
a desk used for writing
A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
Sekretär
пти́ца-секрета́рьptíca-sekretárʹ
(obsolete)Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
(obsolete)Someone employed as a scribe for personal correspondence.
Examples
317 sentencesYou're the new secretary, aren't you?
Ви новий секретар, чи не так? — ascolto
ruВы новый секретарь, верно? — odexed
deSie sind die neue Sekretärin, nicht wahr? — mayabe
The new secretary types faster than the old one.
Нова секретартка пише швидше від попередньої. — deniko
ruНовая секретарша набирает текст быстрее, чем прошлая. — corvard
My sister works in a bank as a secretary.
Моя сестра працює в банку секретаркою. — aandrusiak
ruМоя сестра работает секретарём в банке. — papersaltserver
deMeine Schwester ist Sekretärin in einer Bank. — MUIRIEL
You need a secretary.
Тобі потрібен секретар. — deniko
ruТебе нужен секретарь. — odexed
deDu brauchst eine Sekretärin. — mayabe
My secretary told me you phoned.
Моя секретарка сказала мені, що ти телефонував. — deniko
ruМой секретарь сказал мне, что вы звонили. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin secrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secrētus (“privFrom Medieval Latin secrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secrētus (“private, secret”), past participle of secernere (“to separate, set apart”), from se- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”).
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Forms
plural: secretaries| Singular | secretary |
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regular
Synonyms
13 synonyms- a desk used for writing:writing tableescritoiresecretaire
- an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization:secretarial assistant
- a person to whom a secret is entrusted:repository
Word family
26 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- new secretary
- as a secretary
- a new secretary
- had his secretary
- secretary type
- had my secretary
See also
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