secretary-general \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\noun (pluralsecretaries-general) : a principal administrative officer < the secretary-general of the United Nations > < the secretary-general of a political party > < the secretary-general to a colonial governor >