executive secretary
Americannoun
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a secretary with independent administrative responsibilities who assists an executive in a business firm.
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an official who directs the business operations of an organization, especially a nonprofit one.
Etymology
Origin of executive secretary
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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For Kevin Farmer, executive secretary of the Codrington Trust in Barbados, the argument that the Church absolved itself by eventually supporting abolition is deeply flawed.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Standing outside her classic Chicago Greystone home this week, 65-year-old retired executive secretary Dorothy Rosenthal shook her head at the budget mess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Santiago Avila-Gomez, executive secretary with the ALRB, said Thursday evening the agency is “reviewing the ruling carefully and won’t have further comment at this time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
He was a professor at New York University and Fisk University and the first Black executive secretary of the NAACP.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
A special meeting was called and a motion was made to reelect an executive secretary.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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