private secretary

noun [C]

Definition

› WORKPLACE a person who works as a secretary for someone important: We are looking for an experienced and efficient private secretary to support our busy CEO.

› GOVERNMENT a person whose job is to help a minister (= person in charge of a department) in a government

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

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