| Secretary (secretary) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Sec"re*ta*ry |
| ; pl.
Secretaries (#). [F. secrétaire (cf.
Pr. secretari, Sp. *** Pg. secretario, It.
secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius,
originally, a confidant, one intrusted w |
One who keeps, or is
intrusted with, secrets.
A person employed to write orders, letters,
dispatches, public or private papers, records, and the like] an
official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to
correspondence, and transacts other business, for an association, a
public body, or an individual.
An officer of state whose business is to
superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of
government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory
council of the chief executive; as, the secretary of state, who
conducts the correspondence and attends to the relations of a
government with foreign courts; the secretary of the treasury,
who manages the department of finance; the secretary of war,
etc.
A piece of furniture, with conveniences for
writing and for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.
The secretary
bird.
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