secretary-general

[ sek-ri-ter-ee-jen-er-uhl ]

noun

, plural sec·re·tar·ies-gen·er·al.

1. the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.

secretary-general

noun

1. a chief administrative official, as of the United Nations

Word History and Origins

Origin of secretary-general¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon echoed these remarks at another meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

From The Daily Beast

Back home, KGB leadership was pledging loyalty to the secretary general and his planned reforms.

From The Daily Beast

“It is difficult not to panic,” Flavio Tuzi, secretary general for the police union told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

And also the Secretary General of the United Nations has also invited me to the Secretariat of the U.N. in New York.

From The Daily Beast

But U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon recently released a report that painted a sorry picture of noncompliance.

From The Daily Beast

Chardin des Lupeaulx, the secretary-general, was advised by him of the slightest developments.

From Project Gutenberg

The secretariat shall comprise a Secretary General and such secretaries and staff as may be required.

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The secretaries and staff of the secretariat shall be appointed by the Secretary General with the approval of the council.

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The Secretary General shall act in that capacity at all meetings of the assembly and of the council.

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In the case of a recommendation the members will inform the Secretary-General of the action taken.

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