| secretary | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant. | |
| 2. n. A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. | |
| 3. n. (often, capitalized) The head of a department of government. | |
| 4. n. A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations. | |
| Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations. | |
| 5. n. (US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire. | |
| 6. n. A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius. | |
| 7. v. To serve as a secretary of. | |
