Слово англійською: secretary

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Переклад secretary українською: секрета́р (відповіда́є за ділово́дство устано́ви і т. д.), секрета́рка, міні́стр, прес-секрета́р, генера́льний секрета́р

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secretary

noun
/ˈsekrəteri/
(plural secretaries)
(abbreviation Sec.)
  1. a person who works in an office, working for another person, dealing with mail and phone calls, keeping records, arranging meetings with people, etc.
    • a legal/medical secretary
    • the mayor's press secretary
    • Please contact my secretary to make an appointment.
    • secretary to somebody/something He is secretary to the board of governors.
    In this meaning, secretary is starting to become old-fashioned, except in certain compounds like legal secretary and press secretary. It is now more usual to call somebody an assistant or PA (= personal assistant) Please contact my assistant to make an appointment.We are looking for a new administrative assistant.She is PA to the managing director. see also executive secretary, private secretary
  2. an official of a club, society, etc. who deals with mail, keeping records and making business arrangements
    • the membership secretary
    • She served as club secretary for 25 years.
    • The union's branch secretary said he hoped a solution would be found.
    • secretary to somebody/something secretary to the Jockey Club
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    • AGM
    • the chair
    • club
    • hobby
    • member
    • newsletter
    • secretary
    • society
    • subscription
    • treasurer
    see also general secretary, social secretary
  3. Secretary
    (also Secretary of State)
    (in the UK) the head of an important government department see also Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary
  4. (in the US) the head of a government department, chosen by the president
    • Secretary of the Treasury
    • She was deputy secretary of agriculture.
  5. (in the UK) an assistant of a government minister, an ambassador, etc.
    • Ms Watson is a former parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Education.
    see also parliamentary secretary, parliamentary private secretary, press secretary, undersecretary
  6. Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer’, from Latin secretum ‘secret’, neuter of secretus ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.
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