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social secretary

American  

noun

  1. a personal secretary employed to make social appointments and handle personal correspondence.


social secretary British  

noun

  1. a member of an organization who arranges its social events

  2. a personal secretary who deals with private correspondence, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of social secretary

First recorded in 1900–05

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Axelrod suggested that Trump get in touch with Obama’s social secretary about the ballroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

Jill Biden, the first lady, and the White House social secretary, Carlos Elizondo, previewed the menu and the décor ahead of the dinner for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and his wife.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2024

The decor of shades of green, pink, blue and orange was chosen to evoke the feeling of spring, the season now in Australia, said White House social secretary Carlos Elizondo.

From Washington Times Oct. 24, 2023

Metcalf: "Vibes! She will start the party - if you need good vibes, high energy, go to Fran. She is like the social secretary of the group."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2023

I, also, was furnished with a social secretary, an obsequious but very wise little man, who took charge of all my affairs outside my chemical work.

From City of Endless Night by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings

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