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secretary

noun [C] (OFFICIAL)
 
 
/ˈsek.rə.tər.i/ US  /-ter.i/

Definition

an official who has responsibility for the general management of an organization: The company secretary has written to all the shareholders to apologize for the mistake.Bosses, managers and directorsPeople in charge of or controlling other people
(Definition of secretary noun (OFFICIAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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