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NOUN | 1 | secretary | A person who is head of an administrative department of government |
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2 | secretary, secretarial assistant | An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization | |
3 | secretary, repository | A person to whom a secret is entrusted | |
4 | secretary, writing table, escritoire, secretaire | A desk used for writing |
Sounds | seh'krahteh.riy |
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Rhymes | accusatory, actuary, adversary, and 422 more rhymes in riy at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A person who is head of an administrative department of government. |
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Narrower | 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 |
Broader | head, chief, top dog |
Meaning | An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization. |
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Synonyms | secretarial assistant |
Narrower | executive secretary; receptionist; social secretary; stenographer, amanuensis, shorthand typist |
Broader | assistant, helper, help, supporter |
Adjectives | secretarial |
Meaning | A person to whom a secret is entrusted. |
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Synonyms | repository |
Broader | confidant, intimate |
Meaning | A desk used for writing. |
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Synonyms | writing table, escritoire, secretaire |
Broader | desk |