English-Thai Dictionary
Secretary of State
N รัฐมนตรี ต่างประเทศ ของ สหรัฐอเมริกา rad-ta-mon-tre-tang-pra-thed-kong-sa-ha-rad
secretary
N ผู้จัดการ (ของ สมาคม phu-jad-kan
secretary
N รัฐมนตรี เจ้าหน้าที่ ระดับสูง เลขาธิการ secretaire rad-ta-mon-tre
secretary
N เลขานุการ ตำแหน่ง เลขานุการ la-ka-nu-kan
secretary
N โต๊ะเขียนหนังสือ (เครื่องเรือน โต๊ะ หนังสือ ที่ มี ลิ้นชัก และ ตู้หนังสือ writing desk escritoire to-kian-ngan-sue
secretary bird
N นก แอฟริกา ตระกูล Sagittarius serpentarius มี ขน หัว มี ลักษณะ คล้าย ปากกาขนนก nok-af-fri-ka
secretary-general
N เลขาธิการ ใหญ่ (เช่น เลขาธิการ ใหญ่ ของ องค์การสหประชาชาติ เลขาธิการ la-ka-ti-kan-yai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SECRETARY
n.[L. secretus, secret; originally a confident, one entrusted with secrets.] 1. A person employed by a public body, by a company or by an individual, to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, and the like. Thus ligislative bodies have secretaries, whose business is to record all their laws and resolves. Embassadors have secretaries.
2. An officer whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government; as the secretary of state, who conducts correspondence of a state with foreign courts: the secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of finance; the secretary of war, of the navy, etc.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SECRETARY
Sec "re *ta *ry, n.; pl. Secretaries. Etym: [F. secrétaire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It. secretario, segretario ) LL. secretarius, originally, a confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a secret. See Secret, a. & n.]
1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [R.]
2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, records, and the like; an official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to correspondence, and transacts other business, for an association, a public body, or an individual. That which is most of all profitable is acquaintance with the secretaries, and employed men of ambassadors. Bacon.
3. An officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to the relations of a government with foreign courts; the secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of finance; the secretary of war, etc.
4. A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The secretary bird. Secretary Bird. Etym: [So called in allusion to the tufts of feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear. ] (Zoöl.) A large long-legged raptorial bird (Gypogeranus serpentarius ), native of South Africa, but now naturalized in the West Indies and some other tropical countries. It has a powerful hooked beak, a crest of long feathers, and a long tail. It feeds upon reptiles of various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds. Called also serpent eater.
Syn. -- See the Note under Clerk, n., 4.
SECRETARYSHIP
SECRETARYSHIP Sec "re *ta *ry *ship, n.
Defn: The office, or the term of office, of a secretary.
New American Oxford Dictionary
secretary
sec re tar y |ˈsekriˌterē ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri | ▶noun ( pl. secretaries ) a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out similar tasks. • an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records. • an official in charge of a government department: [ as title ] : Secretary of the Treasury. • a writing desk with shelves on top of it. DERIVATIVES sec re tar i al |-ˈte (ə )rēəl |adjective, sec re tar y ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret ’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer, ’ from Latin secretum ‘secret, ’ neuter of secretus (see secret ).
secretary bird
sec re tar y bird |ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri bərd | ▶noun a slender, long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill pen stuck behind the ear. [Sagittarius serpentarius, the only member of the family Sagittariidae. ]
secretary general
sec re tar y gen er al ▶noun ( pl. secretaries general ) a title given to the principal administrator of some organizations, most notably the United Nations.
secretary of state
sec re tar y of state ▶noun 1 (in the US ) the head of the State Department, responsible for foreign affairs. 2 (in the UK ) the head of a major government department. 3 (in Canada ) a government minister responsible for a specific area within a department.
Oxford Dictionary
secretary
secretary |ˈsɛkrɪt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. secretaries ) a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks. • an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records. • the principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador: [ as title ] : Chief Secretary to the Treasury. • an official in charge of a US government department. DERIVATIVES secretarial |-ˈtɛːrɪəl |adjective, secretaryship noun ORIGIN late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret ’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer ’, from Latin secretum ‘secret ’, neuter of secretus (see secret ).
secretary bird
sec |re ¦tary bird ▶noun a slender long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill pen stuck behind the ear. ●Sagittarius serpentarius, the only member of the family Sagittariidae.
secretary general
Secretary General ▶noun ( pl. secretary generals ) a title given to the principal administrator of some organizations.
Secretary of State
Secretary of State ▶noun 1 (in the UK ) the head of a major government department. 2 (in the US ) the head of the State Department, responsible for foreign affairs. 3 (in Canada ) a government minister responsible for a specific area within a department.
American Oxford Thesaurus
secretary
secretary noun my secretary will call you about setting up an appointment: assistant, executive assistant, administrative assistant, personal assistant, clerical assistant, administrator, amanuensis, girl /gal /man Friday, clerk.
Oxford Thesaurus
secretary
secretary noun he asked his secretary to place a call through to England: assistant, personal assistant, PA, administrator, clerk, clerical assistant, amanuensis, girl /man Friday; typist, shorthand typist, copyist, keyboarder, stenographer.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
secretary
sec re tar y /sékrətèri |-t (ə )ri /〖secret (秘密を ) ary (扱う人 )〗名詞 複 -ies /-z /C (｟略 ｠Sec. )1 «…の » 秘書 «to » ▸ He is private secretary to the governor .彼は州知事付私設秘書だ (!秘書が1人だけの場合, 補語になるとき冠詞を付けない ) .2 〖肩書き; S- 〗a. ｟米 ｠(大統領が任命する各省の )長官 〘日本の 「大臣 」に相当する; 「次官 」はAssistant Secretary, Undersecretaryという 〙▸ the Secretary of the Treasury 財務長官 〘英国の大蔵大臣はthe Chancellor of the Exchequer, 日本の財務大臣はthe Minister of Finance 〙▸ the Secretary of Commerce [Education ]商務 [教育 ]長官 .b. ｟英 ｠(各省の )大臣 , 国務大臣 (Secretary of State ) 〘比較的新しく作られた大臣職はMinisterという; 日本の 「大臣 」にはMinisterを用いる 〙▸ the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 外務大臣 (｟略 ｠the Foreign Secretary )▸ the Home Secretary 内務大臣 ▸ a Permanent Secretary 次官 (→undersecretary ).c. (日本の内閣の )長官 ▸ the Chief Cabinet Secretary 内閣官房長官 .d. ｟英 ｠(大 [公 ]使館などの )書記官 ▸ the First Secretary at the Russian Embassy ロシア大使館付一等書記官 .3 (組合 政党 クラブの )秘書 , 書記 , 幹事 ; (官公庁の )書記 (官 ), 秘書官 .4 書き物机 , ライティングデスク .～́ b ì rd 〘鳥 〙ヘビクイワシ 〘冠の羽が秘書がペンをはさんだ姿に似ている 〙.～̀ g é neral 複 ～s, secretaries- 〖時にS - G- 〗書記長 ; 事務総長 (!時にハイフンを伴う ) .S -̀ of St á te 複 Secretaries- 1 ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗国務長官 〘外務大臣にあたる首席閣僚 〙; (州政府の )州務長官 .2 ｟英 ｠大臣 (↑2 b ).～sh ì p 名詞 U 秘書 [書記 ]の職 ; 大臣職 ; その任期 .
secretary-general
s è cretary-g é neral 名詞 ＝secretary general .
The Wordsmith Dictionary