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What is the difference between secretory and secretary?

secretory | secretary |

Secretary is a related term of secretory.



As an adjective secretory

is of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.

As a noun secretary is

someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.

As a verb secretary is

to serve as a secretary of.

secretory

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.

    • Derived terms

    *secretory carcinoma *secretory diarrhea *secretory granule *secretory nerve *secretory otitis media *secretory pathway *secretory protein

    See also

    *secretary

    secretary

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia secretary) (secretaries)
  • (obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
  • (senseid)A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
  • (senseid)(often, capitalized) The head of a department of government.
  • (senseid)A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
    • Ban Ki-Moon is the current secretary general of the United Nations.
  • (senseid)(US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
  • (senseid)A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius .

    • Derived terms

    * secretary bird * secretary desk

    Related terms

    * secret * secretion * secretive * secretory

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To serve as a secretary of.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "secretary")

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