Secretary General

Secretary General
The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations.

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  • secretary general — n the most important official in charge of a large organization, especially an international organization ▪ the UN Secretary General …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Secretary General — ► NOUN (pl. Secretaries General) ▪ the title of the principal administrator of some organizations …   English terms dictionary

  • secretary-general — [sek′rə ter΄ējen′ər əl] n. pl. secretaries general the chief administrative officer of an organization, in charge of a secretariat …   English World dictionary

  • secretary general — n. The head of the United Nations. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • secretary-general — noun count * an official in charge of a large organization such as the United Nations …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Secretary General — See also General Secretary. A number of international organizations, communist parties, and other bodies use the title Secretary General or Secretary General for their chief administrative officer.International intergovernmental organizations… …   Wikipedia

  • secretary-general — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun (plural secretaries general) : a principal administrative officer the secretary general of the United Nations the secretary general of a political party the secretary general to a colonial governor * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • secretary-general — ♦♦♦ secretaries general also Secretary General N COUNT: usu the N in sing The secretary general of an international political organization is the person in charge of its administration. ...the United Nations Secretary General …   English dictionary

  • Secretary General — noun a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑administrator, ↑executive * * * ▶ noun. See list at United Nations. * * * ˌSecretary ˈGeneral [Secretary General …   Useful english dictionary

  • secretary-general */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms secretary general : singular secretary general plural secretaries general an official in charge of a large organization such as the United Nations …   English dictionary

  • secretary-general — noun (plural secretaries general) Date: 1701 a principal administrative officer < secretary general of the United Nations > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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