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Secretary

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
"I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients.; The secretary at the school is in charge of communication between parents, students, and staff."
2.NounThe head of a department of government.
3.NounA managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
"Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations.; As the Soviet Union collapsed, the party secretaries in the Central Asian republics found themselves leaders of newly-established sovereign countries."
4.NounA type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
5.NounA secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
6.NounSomeone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
7.NounSomeone employed as a scribe for personal correspondence.
8.VerbTo serve as a secretary of.
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