Secretary means A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like head or intimate.

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Secretary meaning

  1. A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
  2. The head of a department of government.
  3. A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.

Synonyms of Secretary

head secretaire escritoire writing table intimate confidant repository supporter help helper assistant secretarial assistant top dog chief desk

Example sentences (20)

Cabinet members like Education Secretary and Transportation Secretary last week to talk up the administration's work.

Finance Secretary Brijesh Pandey and Additional Secretary Akinchan Sarkar were present in the press conference.

Bharat Lal has been appointed as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission in the rank of Secretary.

He must now appoint a new finance secretary and a new business minister as well has find a new secretary to succeed him.

He will be joined by his wife Casey, Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Florida Secretary of Commerce Laura DiBella.

Instead, Business Secretary Grant Shapps and International Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch are representing the UK Government.

Meanwhile, Home Secretary Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika, a 1989-cadre IAS officer, is set to take charge as the new chief secretary.

Also, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Adaora Ifeoma Anyanwutaku, has retired.

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Indian Foreign Secretary is on an official visit to Bhutan from January 18 to 20 at the invitation of Bhutan’s foreign secretary.

Gallant met with Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

He was appointed as the secretary of BJP Gujarat in 2013 and general secretary the next year.

A secretary-rank female officer is feeling dejected, since a female Principal Secretary (PS) is not being posted to the Centre on deputation.

Chilufya Dako, permanent secretary at cabinet office and Professor Luckson Kasonka, permanent secretary at Ministry of Health, will be re-deployed.

I’ve had the opportunity to directly question numerous Biden officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The business secretary appeared to reject a claim by home secretary – a possible future leadership rival – that multiculturalism in the UK had “failed”.

Sir Keir of accused Ms Braverman of “demeaning the office” of home secretary, while shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper urged Mr Sunak to get rid of her.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive at Kyiv train station Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Slater is advising not one, but two shadow cabinet members — Peter Kyle, the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, and Jo Stevens, the shadow welsh secretary.

You will be missed, Mr. Secretary,” DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo tweeted.

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks was “prepared to act for and exercise the powers of the Secretary, if required,” according to the Pentagon statement.

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Common combinations with secretary

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "secretary" in a sentence?
An example: "Cabinet members like Education Secretary and Transportation Secretary last week to talk up the administration's work." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "secretary" from real English texts.
What does "secretary" mean?
Secretary means: A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
What are synonyms of "secretary"?
Common synonyms of "secretary" include: head, secretaire, escritoire, writing table, intimate, confidant, repository, supporter. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "secretary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "secretary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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