secretary
/ˈsekrətri/noun
उच्चारण सेक्रट्री
सचिव, सेक्रेटरी
Basic word
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a person who works in an office, helping somebody, typing letters, keeping records; an official of a club or society who deals with letters and records; a senior government official in charge of a department
सचिव, सेक्रेटरी
- the Home Secretary
- Cabinet Secretary
- The secretary booked the meeting room for Monday.
+ 2 more examples
- She works as a personal secretary to the director.
- The club secretary read out the minutes.
Synonyms assistant clerk PA administrator official
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sec·re·ta·ry
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: secretary comes from secret, as a secretary once kept secrets for an important person.
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में secretary, secret से आया है, क्योंकि सचिव कभी किसी महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति के राज़ रखता था।
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General knowledge
The Cabinet Secretary is the senior-most civil servant in India; each ministry is headed administratively by a Secretary; the UN Secretary-General heads the United Nations; the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha each have a Secretary-General; the secretariat is the office of a government department.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: मंत्रिमंडल सचिव (Cabinet Secretary) भारत का सबसे वरिष्ठ सिविल सेवक है; हर मंत्रालय का प्रशासनिक प्रमुख एक सचिव होता है; संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासचिव संयुक्त राष्ट्र का प्रमुख है; राज्यसभा और लोकसभा दोनों में एक-एक महासचिव होता है; secretariat किसी सरकारी विभाग का कार्यालय, सचिवालय है।