secretary-general

American  

[sek-ri-ter-ee-jen-er-uhl] / ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr iˈdʒɛn ər əl /

noun

plural

secretaries-general

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

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secretary-general British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of secretary-general

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

"I don't think anybody believes those elections will contribute to the solution of the problems of Myanmar," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in October.

From Barron's

Datasection has added high-profile names to its slate of directors and advisers, including Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Danish prime minister and secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Pablo Casado Blanco, who had led one of Spain’s main political parties; and Jeb Bush Jr., the nephew of former President George W. Bush.

From Barron's

Leaders of other Latin American nations called for calm and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, after a phone call with Maduro, called on U.N. members to “exert restraint and de-escalate tensions to preserve regional stability.”

From Los Angeles Times

“What we see at the battlefield is of course still advances, but marginal advances,” Radmila Shekerinska, deputy secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I believe there is no worker in this country unaffected by the negative measures in this reform," said UGT secretary-general Mário Mourão, after the Autoeuropa gathering.

From BBC