executive secretary

noun [C]

Definition

› WORKPLACE a secretary of an important manager in a company: She is executive secretary to a high-flying business executive.

› GOVERNMENT a leader of a government organization or a public organization: He has served as executive secretary of the National Research Council.

(Definition of executive secretary noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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