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| amanuensis |
a secretary or manuscript copyist. |
| chancellor |
the secretary of an embassy or of a king or noble. [1/4 definitions] |
| sec. |
abbreviation of "secretary." [1/2 definitions] |
| secretarial |
of or relating to the work of a secretary. |
| secretary |
a person who writes letters, keeps records straight, and manages mail. A secretary might work for another person or for a business. [1/3 definitions] |
| subsecretary |
combined form of secretary. |
| undersecretary |
an immediate subordinate of a government official designated as a secretary. |
| Walter Ulbricht |
founding member of the German Communist Party and First Secretary of the Socialist Union Party (1950-71), who was a leader in the development and establishment of East Germany (b.1893--d.1973). |
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