secretary-general

[ sek-ri-ter-ee-jen-er-uhl ]

noun,plural sec·re·tar·ies-gen·er·al.
  1. the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.

Origin of secretary-general

1
First recorded in 1695–1705

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British Dictionary definitions for secretary-general

secretary-general

nounplural secretaries-general
  1. a chief administrative official, as of the United Nations

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