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social secretary

American  

noun

  1. a personal secretary employed to make social appointments and handle personal correspondence.


social secretary British  

noun

  1. a member of an organization who arranges its social events

  2. a personal secretary who deals with private correspondence, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of social secretary

First recorded in 1900–05

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Axelrod suggested that Trump get in touch with Obama’s social secretary about the ballroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

In April 2022, the Health and Care Act 2022 gave the UK health and social secretary the power to introduce a licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2025

The decor of shades of green, pink, blue and orange was chosen to evoke the feeling of spring, the season now in Australia, said White House social secretary Carlos Elizondo.

From Washington Times Oct. 24, 2023

“Lots of caffeine,” said Elizondo, the first Latino to become White House social secretary.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2022

The Social Secretary The position of social secretary is an entirely clerical one, and never confers any "social privileges" unless the secretary is also "companion."

From Etiquette by Emily Post

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