English noun: secretary |
| 1. | secretary (person) a person who is head of an administrative department of government |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chief, head, top dog |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Agriculture Secretary, Attorney General, Commerce Secretary, Defense Secretary, Education Secretary, Energy Secretary, Interior Secretary, Labor Secretary, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Transportation Secretary, Treasury Secretary, undersecretary, United States Attorney General, US Attorney General |
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| 2. | secretary (person) an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization |
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| Synonyms | secretarial assistant |
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| Broader (hypernym) | assistant, help, helper, supporter |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amanuensis, executive secretary, receptionist, shorthand typist, social secretary, stenographer |
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| 3. | secretary (person) a person to whom a secret is entrusted |
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| Synonyms | repository |
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| Broader (hypernym) | confidant, intimate |
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| 4. | secretary (artifact) a desk used for writing |
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| Synonyms | escritoire, secretaire, writing table |
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| Broader (hypernym) | desk |
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