diplomatic secretary

noun

Words nearby diplomatic secretary

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Definition for diplomatic-secretary (2 of 2)

secretary

[ sek-ri-ter-ee ]

/ ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i /

noun, plural sec·re·tar·ies.

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 the Linguistic Society of America.

a person employed to handle correspondence and do routine work in a business office, usually involving taking dictation, typing, filing, and the like.

private secretary.

(often initial capital letter) an officer of state charged with the superintendence and management of a particular department of government, as a member of the president's cabinet in the U.S.: Secretary of the Treasury.

Also called diplomatic secretary. a diplomatic official of an embassy or legation who ranks below a counselor and is usually assigned as first secretary, second secretary, or third secretary.

a piece of furniture for use as a writing desk.

Also called secretary bookcase. a desk with bookshelves on top of it.

Origin of secretary

1350–1400; Middle English secretarie one trusted with private or secret matters; confidant < Medieval Latin sēcrētārius < Latin sēcrēt(um) secret (noun) + -ārius -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM secretary

sec·re·tar·y·ship, noun sub·sec·re·tar·y, noun, plural sub·sec·re·tar·ies. sub·sec·re·tar·y·ship, noun un·der·sec·re·tar·y·ship, noun

British Dictionary definitions for diplomatic-secretary

secretary

/ (ˈsɛkrətrɪ, -ərɪ) /

noun plural -taries

a person who handles correspondence, keeps records, and does general clerical work for an individual, organization, etc

the official manager of the day-to-day business of a society or board

(in Britain) a senior civil servant who assists a government minister

(in the US and New Zealand) the head of a government administrative department

(in Britain) See secretary of state (def. 1)

(in Australia) the head of a public service department

diplomacy the assistant to an ambassador or diplomatic minister of certain countries

another name for secretaire

Derived forms of secretary

secretarial (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛərɪəl), adjective secretaryship, noun

Word Origin for secretary

C14: from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius, from Latin sēcrētum something hidden; see secret

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