[sek-ri-ter-ee-jen-er-uh
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| the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat. |
| sec·re·tar·y-gen·er·al (sěk'rĭ-těr'ē-jěn'ər-əl) n. pl. sec·re·tar·ies-gen·er·al (sěk'rĭ-těr'ēz-) A principal executive officer, as in certain political parties or governmental bodies such as the United Nations. |