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   secretary

   /ˈsɛkrɪt(ɛ)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks: "she was secretary to David Wilby MP"
   • ▪ an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records: "she was secretary of the Women's Labour League"
   • ▪ the principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador: "Chief Secretary to the Treasury"
   • ▪ an official in charge of a US government department.

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer’, from Latin secretum ‘secret’, neuter of secretus (see secret).

   Derivatives

   • 1. secretaryship noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • E

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   • R

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