<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America</li><li>a person employed to handle correspondence and do routine work in a business office, usually involving taking dictation, typing, filing, and the like</li><li>an officer of state charged with the superintendence and management of a particular department of government, as a member of the president's cabinet in the U.S.: Secretary of the Treasury</li><li>a diplomatic official of an embassy or legation who ranks below a counselor and is usually assigned as first secretary, second secretary, or third secretary</li><li>a piece of furniture for use as a writing desk</li><li>a desk with bookshelves on top of it</li></ul>