executive secretary

noun

: a secretary having administrative duties
especially : an official responsible for administering the activities and business affairs of an organization

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Postal service clerks, executive secretaries, and payroll staff top the list of shrinking roles, with changes driven by factors including (but not limited to) AI adoption. Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025 The airing of the 24th Annual American Kennel Club (AKC) National Championship Presented by Royal Canin is hosted by AKC executive secretary and spokesperson Gina DiNardo and sportscaster Carolyn Manno. Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 What People Are Saying In 2023, Alexey Melnikov, executive secretary of the public monitoring commission of Moscow, said that Spector was being held in satisfactory conditions. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, Mary, as executive secretary of Florin’s JACL, was often falsely accused of providing her own family with perks that others did not receive. Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for executive secretary 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of executive secretary was in 1915

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“Executive secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20secretary. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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