secretary
1. [ noun ] (politics) a person who is head of an administrative department of government
Related terms: head Secretary_of_the_Treasury Secretary_of_State undersecretary Attorney_General Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services Secretary_of_Labor Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development Secretary_of_Defense Secretary_of_Commerce Secretary_of_the_Interior Secretary_of_Transportation Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs Secretary_of_Energy Secretary_of_Education Secretary_of_Agriculture
2. [ noun ] (work) an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
Synonyms: secretarial_assistant
Related terms: assistant receptionist executive_secretary stenographer social_secretary
3. [ noun ] a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Synonyms: repository
Related terms: confidant
4. [ noun ] (writing) a desk used for writing
Synonyms: escritoire secretaire writing_table
Related terms: desk
Similar spelling:   secret
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  secretase
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  secrete
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  secret_plan
  secretin
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  secret_agent
  secured
  secret_code
  sea_cradle