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sec·re·tary Listen to audio/ˈsɛkrəˌteri, Brit ˈsɛkrətri/ noun
plural sec·re·tar·ies
[count] 1 : a person whose job is to handle records, letters, etc., for another person in an office
You can set up an appointment with my secretary. He works as a legal secretary. She is our executive/administrative secretary. [=a secretary with some management duties]see also press secretary
2 : a person in a club or other organization who is in charge of keeping letters and records
He was the club's secretary.
3 a US : an official who is selected by the President and is in charge of a particular department of the government
the Secretary of Commerce the Treasury Secretary
b Brit : a government official who helps a minister, an ambassador, etc.
He is a junior secretary at the embassy.
c Brit : secretary of state 2see also foreign secretary
— sec·re·tar·i·al Listen to audio /ˌsɛkrəˈterijəl/ adjective
secretarial duties

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