Definition of general secretary in English:
general secretary
nounPlural general secretaries
A title given to the principal administrator of some organizations.
she is general secretary of the National Union of Teachers
Example sentencesExamples
- According to the union's acting general secretary, these problems happen because of two different reasons.
- "Britain is heading for a major pensions crisis, which may be even worse than previously thought," said Barber, TUC general secretary.
- In 1995 sections of the Broad Left supported Dromey's candidature for general secretary against Morris.
- He received 17,000 votes against 26,000 for one of the two sitting general secretaries, beating the other joint incumbent into third place.
- General secretaries after Stalin continued to retain extraordinary personal prerogatives, for example, over the allocation of resources to the "military-industrial complex."
- The union's newly elected general secretary refused to comment and asked that a proper appointment for an interview be made.
- In 1989 he was installed as the new organisation's general secretary.
- "The issue is not construction anymore," argues Cartalis, general secretary for the Olympic Games in the Culture Ministry.
- He joined the party as general secretary a year ago.
- In the past, the tobacco sector has been advised by former Labour Party general secretary, Mr Mahony.