secretary

Meghatározások

1. Főnév

   A person who keeps records, writes letters and does office work.

   Példák

   • I have a secretary to help me organize my clients.
   • The school secretary talks with parents and staff.
2. Főnév

   The head of a government department.

   Példák

   • The Secretary of State met foreign leaders.
   • She was named Secretary of Defense last year.
3. Főnév

   The top leader of an organization, such as a party or union.

   Példák

   • Ban Ki-moon was Secretary General of the United Nations.
   • The union secretary spoke to the workers.
4. Főnév

   A desk with a folding writing surface and drawers.

   Példák

   • She bought an old secretary for her study.
   • The secretary desk had small drawers inside.
5. Főnév

   A large African bird that hunts snakes.

   Példák

   • A secretary bird walked across the grass hunting snakes.
   • The zoo had a tall secretary bird.
6. Főnév

   In old-fashioned use, a person who keeps your secrets.

   Példák

   • He was the king's most trusted secretary.
   • She was his secretary and knew all his secrets.
7. Főnév

   In old-fashioned use, a person paid to write letters for others.

   Példák

   • He worked as a secretary, writing letters for rich clients.
   • The secretary wrote formal letters for merchants.
8. Ige

   To work as a secretary for a group.

   Példák

   • She secretaried the committee for three years.
   • He agreed to secretary the club in its first year.