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[ sek-ri-ter-ee-jen-er-uhl ] / ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr iˈdʒɛn ər əl /
noun, plural sec·re·tar·ies-gen·er·al.the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat. Origin of secretary-generalFirst recorded in 1695–1705 Words nearby secretary-generalSecrétan's syndrome, secretarial, secretariat, secretary, secretary bird, secretary-general, secretary of defense, secretary of state, secret ballot, secrete, secret history Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for secretary-generalUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon echoed these remarks at another meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. Millions Promised for Ebola Not Adding Up|Abby Haglage|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The last time we talked was in late October, and you were on your way to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Psy on New Single ‘Gentleman,’ Kim Jong-un, Justin Bieber & More|Marlow Stern|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attacks, saying, “These heinous acts cannot be justified by any cause.” Pakistan’s Deadliest Day|Jahanzeb Aslam|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST How about a dual appointment as U.N. secretary-general and greatest grandmother ever? What Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Should Do Next|Michelle Cottle|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As a first step a president, two vice presidents, and a secretary-general are to be voted on in the next 24 hours. Crossing the Rubicon in Syria|Christopher Dickey|November 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the case of a recommendation the members will inform the Secretary-General of the action taken. Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various On the second restoration of the Bourbons he was made councillor of state and secretary-general of the ministry of the interior. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various And suppose I send Prasville, the secretary-general, instead? The Crystal Stopper|Maurice LeBlanc The Secretary-General was talking gravely to another high official. Mystery at Geneva|Rose Macaulay I have forgotten his name, but he was, I think, secretary-general while Bernadotte was in office. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
British Dictionary definitions for secretary-general
noun plural secretaries-generala chief administrative official, as of the United Nations Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |