secretary general
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Secretary General¹
Where it comes from
Calque of French secrétaire général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun (i.e., postpositive).
noun Secretaries General · secretary general · secretary-general
- The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations.
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The secretary of a non-Communist political party, governmental entity, or other NGO in many countries.
Similar: First Secretary, General Secretary, SG
secretary general²
noun secretaries general
- Alternative letter-case form of Secretary General
Translations
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noun chief administrator of an international body
| 한국어 | 사무총장 samuchongjang, 서기장 seogijang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 総書記 sōshoki, 書記長 shokichō, 事務総長 jimu sōchō |
| 中文 | 秘書長 /秘书长 mìshūzhǎng, 書記長 /书记长 shūjìcháng |
| हिन्दी | महासचिव mahāsciv |
| Kiswahili | katibu mkuu |
| Português | secretário-geral |
| Français | secrétaire général, premier secrétaire |
| Deutsch | Generalsekretär, Generalsekretärin |
| Italiano | segretario generale |
| Ελληνικά | γενικός γραμματέας genikós grammatéas |
| Română | secretar general |
| Русский | генера́льный секрета́рь generálʹnyj sekretárʹ, генсе́к gensék |
| Tiếng Việt | tổng thư kí |
| العربية | أَمِين عَامّ ʔamīn ʕāmm |
| עברית | מַזְכִּיר כְּלָלִי mazkír klalí, מַזְכָּ״ל |
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