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Sec·re·tary [ˈsekrətəri, Am -teri] N

Secretary
Minister(in) m (f) <-s, ->
Defence Secretary Brit
Verteidigungsminister(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
Education Secretary Brit
Minister(in) m (f) für Bildung und Erziehung <-s, ->
Secretary of Health and Human Services Am
Minister(in) m (f) für Gesundheit und Soziales <-s, ->

sec·re·tary [ˈsekrətəri, Am -teri] N

1. secretary (office assistant):

secretary
Sekretär(in) m (f) <-s, -e>
private secretary
Privatsekretär(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

2. secretary ECON:

secretary
Assistent(in) m (f) der Geschäftsführung <-en, -en>
company secretary Brit
ranghöchste(r) Angestellte(r) einer Kapitalgesellschaft

3. secretary Brit (assistant ambassador):

secretary [of embassy]
Botschaftsrat(-rätin) m (f) <-(es), -rä·te; -, -rä·tin·nen>
first secretary
erster Botschaftsrat/erste Botschaftsrätin

4. secretary POL:

secretary Brit
Staatssekretär(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>
secretary Am
Minister(in) m (f) <-s, ->

com·pa·ny ˈsec·re·tary N ECON

company secretary
Prokurist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>

De·ˈfence Sec·re·tary N

Defence Secretary
Verteidigungssekretär(in) m (f)

For·eign ˈSec·re·tary N Brit

Foreign Secretary
Außenminister(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

Home ˈSec·re·tary N Brit

the Home Secretary
der Innenminister/die Innenministerin

Per·ma·nent ˈSec·re·tary N Brit

Permanent Secretary
ständiger Staatssekretär/ständige Staatssekretärin

press ˈsec·re·tary N

press secretary
Pressesprecher(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

pri·vate ˈsec·re·tary N, PS N

private secretary
Privatsekretär(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

ˈsec·re·tary bird N ORN

secretary bird
Sekretär m <-s, -e>

Sec·re·tary ˈGen·er·al <pl Secretaries General> N

Secretary General
Generalsekretär(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>

Treas·ury ˈSec·re·tary N Am

Treasury Secretary
[US-]Finanzminister(in) m (f)

Sec·re·tary of ˈState <pl Secretaries of State> N

1. Secretary of State Brit (head of government department):

Secretary of State
Minister(in) m (f) <-s, ->
Secretary of State
Bundesrat(Bundesrätin) m (f) <-(e)s> kein pl CH
Secretary of State for Defence
Verteidigungsminister(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
Secretary of State for the Environment
Umweltminister(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

2. Secretary of State Am (minister for foreign affairs):

Secretary of State
Außenminister(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
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