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A secretary is a person who does administrative work such as making appointments and sending letters, or is an official who is in charge of a government department. (noun)
- A person who answers your phone and makes copies for you at your job is an example of your secretary.
- A person in a club who writes down the minutes of meetings and who sends out letters to club members is an example of a secretary.
- The person in charge of the U.S. Treasury Department, the Secretary of the Treasury, is an exampleof a secretary.
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