executive secretary

noun

a secretary with independent administrative responsibilities who assists an executive in a business firm.
an official who directs the business operations of an organization, especially a nonprofit one.

Origin of executive secretary

First recorded in 1945–50

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In 2019 she retired after two decades as the executive secretary of the Board of Public Works.
A blast from the past: A 14-year-old’s In and Out list from 1973 is strangely familiar | John Kelly | October 24, 2021 | Washington Post
Joachim Hombach, executive secretary of the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, said that vaccines may become less protective over time but that scientists have not seen a decline in protection against severe disease.
What to know about coronavirus booster shots in the U.S. | Hannah Knowles, Laurie McGinley, María Paúl, Lena H. Sun | September 27, 2021 | Washington Post
This week the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council announced that Brigette Browning will run unopposed to become the new executive secretary-treasurer of the group, the union of labor unions for the region.
Politics Report: Hotel Union Leader to Lead Union Leaders | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | March 27, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Keith Maddox, the group’s executive secretary-treasurer, also sent an email Friday afternoon to other members of the Labor Council’s executive board that explained why the group had not announced its position.
Council President Endorsement Votes Obscure Internal Tensions | Andrew Keatts | November 25, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
She also worked for BESAGG, serving as its assistant executive secretary.
“I burned with indignation” | Katie McLean | October 20, 2020 | MIT Technology Review

The Tulsa suffragists opened headquarters, engaged an executive secretary and financed their own campaign.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI | Various
But in time the Fahy Committee found a way, first suggested by its executive secretary, to turn the efficiency argument around.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 | Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
In that volume,16 the report of the executive secretary deals elaborately with the subject of non-Christian tribes.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 | James H. Blount
To this she gives all her time, aided by an executive secretary who takes charge of the routine work of the association.
The Story of a Pioneer | Anna Howard Shaw
This was in October, 1914, after just one year as executive secretary.
An American Idyll | Cornelia Stratton Parker

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