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1. A person who is head of an administrative department of government
    
2. An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
   - secretarial assistant
    
3. A person to whom a secret is entrusted
   - repository
    
4. A desk used for writing
   - writing table, escritoire, secretaire

Derived forms: secretaries

See also: secretarial, secretaryship

Type of: assistant, chief, confidant, desk, head, help, helper, intimate, supporter, top dog

Encyclopedia: Secretary Secretary, MD Secretary, Maryland