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noun
a person who attends to the individual or confidential correspondence, files, etc., of a business executive, official, or the like.
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Origin of private secretary

First recorded in 1765–75
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British Dictionary definitions for private secretary

private secretary

noun
a secretary entrusted with the personal and confidential matters of a business executive
a civil servant who acts as aide to a minister or senior government officialCompare parliamentary private secretary
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