secretary
/ˈsekrətəri/ noun [C]Definition
OFFICE WORKER › someone who works in an office, typing letters, answering the telephone, and arranging meetings, etc
OFFICIAL (also Secretary) › an official who is in charge of a large department of the government: the Secretary of State
(Definition of secretary noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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