Definition of Secretary General

1. Noun. A person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations).

Generic synonyms: Administrator, Executive

Definition of Secretary General

1. Noun. The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations. ¹

2. Noun. (alternative form of Secretary General) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretary General

Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
Second Marquis of Rockingham
Second Reich
Second World
Second World War
Secotiaceae
Secotiales
Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Service
Secretan
Secretan's syndrome
Secretariat
Secretaries General
Secretaries of State
Secretary General (current term)
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Literary usage of Secretary General

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Originally conceived to aid the secretary-general in applying UN resources ... Groups of friends of the secretary-general can apply pressure on the parties ..."

2. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1922)
"PRESIDENT-GENERAL CLARKE: The next order of business is the reading of the report of the Secretary-General, and due to the fact that our able Secretary is ..."

3. Renewing the United Nations System by Erskine Childers (1999)
"Yet it is headed by an Under Secretary-General, one rank below the heads of all the agencies and of UNDP, and equal in rank to the heads of other funds and ..."

4. United Nations System, The; The Policies of Member States by Chadwick F. Alger, Gene Martin Lyons, John E. Trent (1995)
"into the processes of negotiation by the Secretary-General and have to support his efforts if they are to have any hope for success. ..."

5. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1821)
"... Counsellor of the Royal Court of Paris, and Secretary-General to the Royal Society of Prisons, and to the Special Council of the Prisons of Paris. ..."

6. Failing the Internally Displaced: The Undp Displaced Persons Program in Kenya by Binaifer Nowrojee (1997)
"RECOMMENDATIONS To the Secretary-General and the UN Secretariat • The UN needs to prioritize ... The secretary-general should take steps to ensure that the ..."

7. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"The Council will bo presided over by о minister, who will bo assisted by flve presidents of sections and a secretary-general. Euch section will consist of ..."

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