sec'tary

noun

secretary

Meanings

nounsec'tary (plural sec'taries)

plural sec'taries

  1. contractionsecretary

    Tha's number one sec'tary. Executive sec'tary. Sec'tary of interior, treasury, sec'tary of war.

    1991, J.S Borthwick, The Student Body: The Winter Carnival At This Maine College Had It All, page 7
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    I'm only Lizzie Kelly, member, while some o' yez are treasurers, an' sec'tarys, an' grand Lord Elephants...

    1900, Margaret Blake Robinson, Souls in Pawn: A Story of New York Life, page 66

    “The sec'tary,” she whispered. And then, with a hug and a look which admonished and encouraged all at once, she slipped away, her white nightdress trailing behind her in a long comma.

    2010, Sara Donati, Into the Wilderness, page 278
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APA

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Chicago

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