Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - secretary
Secretary
secretary
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a person employed by an individual or in an office etc. to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, etc. 2 an official appointed by a society etc. to conduct its correspondence, keep its records, etc. 3 (in the UK) the principal assistant of a government minister, ambassador, etc. Phrases and idioms secretary bird a long-legged snake-eating African bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, with a crest likened to a quill pen stuck over a writer's ear. Secretary-General the principal administrator of an organization. Secretary of State 1 (in the UK) the head of a major government department. 2 (in the US) the chief government official responsible for foreign affairs. Derivatives secretarial adj. secretaryship n. Etymology: ME f. LL secretarius (as SECRET)
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noun (plural -taries) Etymology: Middle English secretarie, from Medieval Latin secretarius, confidential employee, ~, from Latin secretum secret, from neuter of secretus Date: 15th century one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior, 2. an officer of a business concern who may keep records of directors' and stockholders' meetings and of stock ownership and transfer and help supervise the company's legal interests, an officer of an organization or society responsible for its records and correspondence, an officer of state who superintends a government administrative department , 4. writing desk, escritoire, a writing desk with a top section for books, secretarial adjective ~ship noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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