secretaryship
A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary…A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.
His secretaryship was marred by accusations of corruption, but the next secretary of state was called incompetent.
(countable, uncountable)The office or position of being secretary.
the position of secretary
Forms
plural: secretaryships| Singular | secretaryship |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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