secretary-general
[sek-ri-ter-ee-jen-er-uh l]
- the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
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Origin of secretary-general
First recorded in 1695–1705
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Examples from the Web for secretary-general
Contemporary Examples
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon echoed these remarks at another meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
The last time we talked was in late October, and you were on your way to meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attacks, saying, “These heinous acts cannot be justified by any cause.”
How about a dual appointment as U.N. secretary-general and greatest grandmother ever?
As a first step a president, two vice presidents, and a secretary-general are to be voted on in the next 24 hours.
Historical Examples
The Secretary-General was talking gravely to another high official.
Mystery at GenevaRose Macaulay
He too knew how to boast of his coat, his office, even his minister, his secretary-general.
Small SoulsLouis Couperus
Des Lupeaulx was waiting for them in the Secretary-General's office.
A Distinguished Provincial at ParisHonore de Balzac
And suppose I send Prasville, the secretary-general, instead?
The Crystal StopperMaurice LeBlanc
The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such secretaries and staff as may be required.
Woodrow Wilson's Administration and AchievementsFrank B. Lord and James William Bryan
secretary-general
- a chief administrative official, as of the United Nations
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