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Noun secretary has 4 senses
- secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government
--1 is a kind of head, chief, top dog
--1 has particulars: | | Attorney General, United States Attorney General, US Attorney General; Secretary of Agriculture, Agriculture Secretary; Secretary of Commerce, Commerce Secretary; Secretary of Defense, Defense Secretary; Secretary of Education, Education Secretary; Secretary of Energy, Energy Secretary; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Secretary of Labor, Labor Secretary; Secretary of State; Secretary of the Interior, Interior Secretary; Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Secretary; Secretary of Transportation, Transportation Secretary; Secretary of Veterans Affairs; undersecretary |
- secretary, secretarial assistant - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
--2 is a kind of assistant, helper, help, supporter
--2 has particulars:
- repository, secretary - a person to whom a secret is entrusted
--3 is a kind of confidant, intimate
- secretary, writing table, escritoire, secretaire - a desk used for writing
--4 is a kind of desk
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