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kalihim [ka.lí.him.] : secretary (n.)

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Glosses:
secretary
n. (person)1. secretarya person who is head of an administrative department of government.
~ chief, top dog, heada person who is in charge.; "the head of the whole operation"
~ united states attorney general, us attorney general, attorney generalthe person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department.; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"
~ agriculture secretary, secretary of agriculturethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture.; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland"
~ commerce secretary, secretary of commercethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce.; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson"
~ defense secretary, secretary of defensethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department.; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"
~ education secretary, secretary of educationthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education.; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education"
~ energy secretary, secretary of energythe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy.; "the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter"
~ secretary of health and human servicesthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services.; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter"
~ secretary of housing and urban developmentthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.; "the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson"
~ labor secretary, secretary of laborthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor.; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson"
~ secretary of statethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State.; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"
~ interior secretary, secretary of the interiorthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department.; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior"
~ secretary of the treasury, treasury secretarythe person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department.; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury"
~ secretary of transportation, transportation secretarythe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation.; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary"
~ secretary of veterans affairsthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs.; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs"
~ undersecretarya secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government.
n. (person)2. secretarial assistant, secretaryan assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization.
~ assistant, helper, help, supportera person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
~ executive secretarya secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities.
~ receptionista secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors.
~ social secretarya personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments.
~ amanuensis, shorthand typist, stenographersomeone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation).
n. (person)3. repository, secretarya person to whom a secret is entrusted.
~ confidant, intimatesomeone to whom private matters are confided.
n. (artifact)4. escritoire, secretaire, secretary, writing tablea desk used for writing.
~ deska piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments.