Secretary

Word SECRETARY
Character 9
Hyphenation sec re ta ry
Pronunciations /ˈsɛk.ɹə.tɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Secretary"

What do we mean by secretary?

A person employed to handle correspondence, keep files, and do clerical work for another person or an organization. noun

An officer who keeps records, takes minutes of the meetings, and answers correspondence, as for a company. noun

An official who presides over an administrative department of state. noun

A desk with a small bookcase on top. noun

One who is intrusted with private or secret matters; a confidential officer or attendant; a confidant. noun

A person who conducts correspondence, keeps minutes, etc., for another or others, as for an individual, a corporation, a society, or a committee, and who is charged with the general conduct of the business arising out of or requiring such correspondence, or the making of such records, etc.: as, a private secretary. Abbreviated Sec., sec. noun

An officer of state who is charged with the superintendence and management of a particular department of government. noun

A piece of furniture comprising a table or shelf for writing, and drawers, and pigeonholes for the keeping of papers: usually a high cabinet-shaped piece, as distinguished from a writing-table or desk. noun

In printing, a kind of script type in imitation of an engrossing-hand. noun

The secretary-bird or crane-vulture, Serpentarius secretarius. noun

Of a secretary; clerkly: noting a style of handwriting such as is used in engrossing.

Knowing secrets; confidential; able to keep a secret.

One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. noun

A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, records, and the like; an official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to correspondence, and transacts other business, for an association, a public body, or an individual. noun

An officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory council of the chief executive noun

A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire. noun

The secretary bird. noun

A large long-legged raptorial bird (Gypogeranus serpentarius), native of South Africa, but now naturalized in the West Indies and some other tropical countries. It has a powerful hooked beak, a crest of long feathers, and a long tail. It feeds upon reptiles of various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds. Called also serpent eater. noun

Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant. noun

A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. noun

Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.

A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.

(often capitalized) The head of a department of government.

A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.

A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.

A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.

An assistant to an executive. Urban Dictionary

A position filled by a female that has no other purpose except to perform specific duties for the boss or president of the company. ie: sucking, fucking, and bending over the table... Urban Dictionary

One who works in an office/school who gets all the dirty work dumped on him/her. usually female, in 50s most boring , worst job complete opposite of anyone's real ambition probably worse than janitor cause you have to deal with snot nosed kids like the ones from my school Urban Dictionary

Secretary is not the longest word you can type with your left hand, stewardesses is. just wanted to let ya know Urban Dictionary

A woman hired to do administrative work in an office setting, this word is often used interchangeably with a personal assistant, who gets stuff for her boss. This woman is attractive due to her pretty face and tight pencil skirt. Urban Dictionary

Secretary, derived from the word "secret" meaning secret person, or in latent terms, "slave." Urban Dictionary

Secretary, also known as Secret-ary. A female employed to sharpen pencils but is not very good at keeping Secrets around the office. Urban Dictionary

That work position that bosses get sued for having sex with. Urban Dictionary

The longest word one can type on a keyboard using only the left hand. Try it! Urban Dictionary

When you forget something you did due to memory loss, or just because you forget things often, and you blame it on your secretary (that you don't really have) because you're trying to save face. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Secretary

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The word "secretary" in example sentences

So we're going to do away with the title secretary and we're going to make up another bulls--- title called Area Associate. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- The term secretary in the past was defined as "distinguished" or ❋ Unknown (2009)

I used to work for him and the secretary is a friend ... so back I went. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Office work has supported or supplemented my writing career for almost 20 years, but I still have a hard time not adding the words--aloud or mentally--"just a" or "only a" in front of the word "secretary" when people ask me what I do. ❋ Unknown (2011)

get out of [the dark ages] theyre not called secretary anymore, theyre called ed 'assistants' now. and [Lollypop] or [lollipop] are the longest words you can type with your right hand. chew on that :) ❋ Daywalkz (2008)

Boss: [Sara], why don't you come into my office and file some [papers] for me. Sara: [Sure thing], I'll be right in... ❋ Renaissance Man (2005)

Student: [Mr.Smith](teacher), somebody beat me up (tracks blood down hall) Mr.Smith: Oh, go to [Barbara] (school secretary) Barbara: go to [your teacher] Student: But he told me to go to you! ❋ Mimono (2010)

[stewardesses] = [longer] than [secretary] ❋ Silkster (2005)

I needed an extra boost today so I told my [secretary] to [brew] me a second [cup of coffee]. ❋ Patriarch In High Society (2021)

[Do you] have a [secretary]? ❋ Bob Loblaw12 (2010)

Fat [Sharon]: Hey - I heard that you blew [the boss] at [the christmas] party... Is that true? Secretary: Yeah I did! ❋ BeanwebOz (2008)

"What's that work position that [bosses] get [sued] for having sex with?" "[the secretary]" ❋ Grench Victe (2012)

[Use] your [left hand] only, and [type] S E C R E T A R Y ❋ Shambler (2004)

You see a [charge on] your [bank statement] and you call the company and yell at the phone operator and ask how they debited your account and they inform you that a [debit] could not have been made except by ME, and then you realize you were the one who debited your card but had forgotten so you tell the operator that it 'must've been debited by your secretary' ❋ Mindy M (2017)

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