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secretary-general Definition

secretary-general (-jen′ər əl)

noun pl. -·tar′ies-gen′eral

the chief administrative officer of an organization, in charge of a secretariat

secretary-general Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • un: The secretary-general of the UN is a mate of ours.

Possessives

  • representative: Yasushi Akashi has been appointed the secretary-general's special representative in charge of the former Yugoslavia.

Converse of object

  • appoint: Yasushi Akashi has been appointed the secretary-general 's special representative in charge of the former Yugoslavia.
  • say: Then it says the secretary-general is determined to secure full compliance with UN decisions.
  • become: From 1991 until becoming secretary-general in May 2001 he was Egypt's foreign minister.

Adjective modifier

  • un: The first meeting will take place in Greece next year under the aegis of the UN secretary-general Kofi Annan.
  • deputy: SEF sends a letter to ARATS to invite its deputy secretary-general to visit Taiwan to discuss the details of Wang's visit.
  • first: The League's headquarters were in Geneva and its first secretary-general was Sir Eric Drummond.
  • assistant: Mr Halliday worked for the UN for 34 years, and was an assistant secretary-general when he was sent to Baghdad.