secretary

Universal Words noun (plural secretaries) (abbreviation Sec.) 1 a person who works in an office, working for another person, dealing with letters and telephone calls, typing, keeping records, arranging meetings with people, etc: a legal / medical secretary * Please contact my secretary to make an appointment. seealsoPRIVATESECRETARY 2 an official of a club, society, etc. who deals with writing letters, keeping records, and making business arrangements: the membership secretary 3 (Secretary) = SECRETARYOFSTATE seealsoHOMESECRETARY, PERMANENTUNDERSECRETARY 4 (AmE) the head of a government department, chosen by the President: Secretary of the Treasury 5 (in Britain) an assistant of a government minister, an AMBASSADOR, etc. seealsoUNDERSECRETARY