secretary-general

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

/ ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr iˈdʒɛn ər əl /

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noun, plural sec·re·tar·ies-gen·er·al.

the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.

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Origin of secretary-general

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby secretary-general

secretaire, secretarial, secretariat, secretary, secretary bird, secretary-general, secretary of defense, secretary of state, secret ballot, secrete, secret history

How to use secretary-general in a sentence

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon echoed these remarks at another meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
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Back home, KGB leadership was pledging loyalty to the secretary general and his planned reforms.
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“It is difficult not to panic,” Flavio Tuzi, secretary general for the police union told The Daily Beast.
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And also the Secretary General of the United Nations has also invited me to the Secretariat of the U.N. in New York.
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But U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon recently released a report that painted a sorry picture of noncompliance.
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Chardin des Lupeaulx, the secretary-general, was advised by him of the slightest developments.
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The secretariat shall comprise a Secretary General and such secretaries and staff as may be required.
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The secretaries and staff of the secretariat shall be appointed by the Secretary General with the approval of the council.
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The Secretary General shall act in that capacity at all meetings of the assembly and of the council.
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In the case of a recommendation the members will inform the Secretary-General of the action taken.
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British Dictionary definitions for secretary-general

secretary-general

noun plural secretaries-general

a chief administrative official, as of the United Nations

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