social secretary

American  

noun

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

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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

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Etymology

Origin of social secretary

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

After photos hit the wires showing construction equipment at the White House, tearing into the East Wing, critics lamented the lost quarters of the social secretary and the calligraphy office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In April 2022, the Health and Care Act 2022 gave the UK health and social secretary the power to introduce a licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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

The most famous social secretary in the United States, if not in the world, is Maria de Barril, and she is secretary not to one rich woman but to New York society itself.

From The Living Present by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn