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Secretary General en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of French secrétaire général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun (i.e., postpositive).

Meanings

1. The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations.
2. The secretary of a non-Communist political party, governmental entity, or other NGO in many countries.

Forms

Synonyms

First Secretary · SG · General Secretary

Translations (81)

ru генера́льный секрета́рь (chief administrator of an international body) · fo aðalskrivari (chief administrator of an international body) · ro secretar general (chief administrator of an international body) · sh генерални секретар (chief administrator of an international body) · lt generalinis sekretorius (chief administrator of an international body) · fr secrétaire général (chief administrator of an international body) · hi महासचिव (chief administrator of an international body) · bn মহাসচিব (chief administrator of an international body) · cy ysgrifennydd cyffredinol (chief administrator of an international body) · fa-ira دَبیرِ کُلّ (chief administrator of an international body) · az baş katib (chief administrator of an international body) · ps سرمنشي (chief administrator of an international body) · ca secretari general (chief administrator of an international body) · tr genel sekreter (chief administrator of an international body) · ug باش كاتىپ (chief administrator of an international body) · be генера́льны сакрата́р (chief administrator of an international body) · kk бас хатшы (chief administrator of an international body) · is aðalritari (chief administrator of an international body) · hy գլխավոր քարտուղար (chief administrator of an international body) · be генса́к (chief administrator of an international body) · sk generálny tajomník (chief administrator of an international body) · ka გენერალური მდივანი (chief administrator of an international body) · ko 총비서 (chief administrator of an international body) · tg дабири кулл (chief administrator of an international body) · de Generalsekretärin (chief administrator of an international body) · tk baş sekretar (chief administrator of an international body) · ko 서기장 (chief administrator of an international body) · nn generalsekretær (chief administrator of an international body) · nl secretaris-generaal (chief administrator of an international body) · sq sekretar i përgjithshëm (chief administrator of an international body) · uk генера́льний секрета́р (chief administrator of an international body) · ko 총서기 (chief administrator of an international body) · lv ģenerālsekretārs (chief administrator of an international body) · fo aðalritari (chief administrator of an international body) · ja 事務総長 (chief administrator of an international body) · my အထွေထွေအတွင်းရေးမှူးချုပ် (chief administrator of an international body) · be генэра́льны сакрата́р (chief administrator of an international body) · pt secretário-geral (chief administrator of an international body) · lo ເລຂາທິການ (chief administrator of an international body) · da generalsekretær (chief administrator of an international body) · tg дабири куллӣ (chief administrator of an international body) · ky генералдык секретар (chief administrator of an international body) · fi pääsihteeri (chief administrator of an international body) · ms setiausaha agung (chief administrator of an international body) · el γενικός γραμματέας (chief administrator of an international body) · fa-ira دَبیرْکُلّ (chief administrator of an international body) · de Generalsekretär (chief administrator of an international body) · hu főtitkár (chief administrator of an international body) · ko 사무총장 (chief administrator of an international body) · uk генсе́к (chief administrator of an international body) · mk генерален секрета́р (chief administrator of an international body) · ur سَیکْرِٹْری جَنْرَل (chief administrator of an international body) · sw katibu mkuu (chief administrator of an international body) · ga Ard-Rúnaí (chief administrator of an international body) · it segretario generale (chief administrator of an international body) · he מַזְכִּיר כְּלָלִי (chief administrator of an international body) · ar أَمِين عَامّ (chief administrator of an international body) · cmn 書記長 /书记长 (chief administrator of an international body) · ja 総書記 (chief administrator of an international body) · ur جَنْرَل سَیکْرِٹْری (chief administrator of an international body) · uz bosh kotib (chief administrator of an international body) · ky башкы катчы (chief administrator of an international body) · sh главни тајник (chief administrator of an international body) · sl generalni sekretar (chief administrator of an international body) · bg генера́лен секрета́р (chief administrator of an international body) · km អគ្គលេខាធិការ (chief administrator of an international body) · sh generalni sekretar (chief administrator of an international body) · nb generalsekretær (chief administrator of an international body) · fr premier secrétaire (chief administrator of an international body) · ja 書記長 (chief administrator of an international body) · sv generalsekreterare (chief administrator of an international body) · ru генсе́к (chief administrator of an international body) · pl sekretarz generalny (chief administrator of an international body) · id sekretaris jenderal (chief administrator of an international body) · th เลขาธิการ (chief administrator of an international body) · sh glavni tajnik (chief administrator of an international body) · vi tổng thư kí (chief administrator of an international body) · mn ерөнхий нарийн бичгийн дарга (chief administrator of an international body) · cmn 秘書長 /秘书长 (chief administrator of an international body) · cs generální tajemník (chief administrator of an international body) · he מַזְכָּ״ל (chief administrator of an international body)