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Synonyms for secretary
ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr isec·re·ta·ry

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Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 4 votes

  1. secretarynoun

    a person who is head of an administrative department of government

    Synonyms:
    writing table, secretarial assistant, secretaire, escritoire, repository

  2. secretary, secretarial assistantnoun

    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

    Synonyms:
    writing table, secretarial assistant, secretaire, escritoire, repository

  3. repository, secretarynoun

    a person to whom a secret is entrusted

    Synonyms:
    secretarial assistant, monument, depository, depositary, writing table, deposit, repository, secretaire, escritoire

  4. secretary, writing table, escritoire, secretairenoun

    a desk used for writing

    Synonyms:
    writing table, secretarial assistant, secretaire, escritoire, repository

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Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. secretarynoun

    Synonyms:
    scribe, clerk

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. secretarynoun

    Synonyms:
    amanuensis, clerk, writer, scribe, writing-desk, escritoire, scrutoire

    Associated words:
    secretarial, secretariat, portfolio

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  1. Jacob Rees-Mogg:

    It is crucially important as it shows how well founded concerns over the Chequers conclusions are, if the Brexit Secretary could not support them they cannot genuinely be delivering Brexit.

  2. Juliette Kayyem:

    It isn't a question of are they are professional enough... the question is, they should be paid, and as the secretary of any agency,( Nielsen) should be advocating for Kirstjen Nielsen employees to be paid instead of saying it's OK for them to work without pay.

  3. Jim Risch:

    Congress has a vital oversight role to play with the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. To get to the bottom of what went wrong and prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, we must have administration officials testify, including Secretary Austin who has refused to come before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The debacle in Afghanistan is an interagency failure, and we must hear from all relevant officials in order to hold the right people accountable.

  4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

    Various dates have been named, but the final decision will be taken by the secretary-general of the United Nations on the advice and recommendations of his special envoy, Staffan de Mistura.

  5. Carlos Saladrigas:

    If President Miguel Diaz-Canel is given the post of party secretary, it would strengthen his ability to take decisions and it might augur well for more expansive reforms, if, however, someone else is appointed, especially from the ‘old guard’, it would possibly indicate... continuing economic stagnation.


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