Secretary (title)

Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. The term is derived from the Latin word secernere, "to distinguish" or "to set apart", the passive participle (secretum) meaning "having been set apart", with the eventual connotation of something private or confidential, as with the English word secret. A secretarius was a person, therefore, overseeing business confidentially, usually for a powerful individual (a king, pope, etc.).

The official title of the leader of most Communist and Socialist political parties is the "General Secretary of the Central Committee" or "First Secretary of the Central Committee". When a Communist party is in power, the General Secretary is usually the country's de facto leader (though sometimes this leader also holds state-level positions to monopolize power, such as a presidency or premiership in order to constitute de jure leadership of the state), such as China and Cuba.

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Rajeev Mehta becomes first Indian to be elected as Secretary-General of Fencing Confederation of Asia

Beijing News 06 Dec 2024
In a landmark moment for Asian, and Indian fencing, Rajeev Mehta was elected as the Secretary-General of the Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) during the organization's General Assembly on Sunday, December 1 ... He was simultaneously the Secretary-General of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)....
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Goal Is To Usher In A New Era Of Transparency In Fencing, Says FCA Secretary-General ...

MENA FN 06 Dec 2024
(MENAFN - IANS) Tashkent, Dec 6 (IANS) In a landmark moment for Asian and Indian fencing, Rajeev Mehta was elected as the Secretary-General of the Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) during the ... ....
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Foreign Ministry Secretary General Meets IFRC CEO

MENA FN 06 Dec 2024
(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency). Amman, Dec. 5 (Petra)-- Ambassador Majid Qatarna, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, on Thursday, met with the Chief ... ....
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OSCE elects former Turkish envoy as new secretary-general

Daily Sabah 06 Dec 2024
Former Turkish Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioğlu on Friday was elected the new secretary-general of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a Turkish diplomat .......
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Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioglu elected OSCE secretary general

Anadolu Agency 06 Dec 2024
 . Former Turkish Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu has been elected as the secretary general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), becoming the first Turkish citizen to hold the position ... He will serve a three-year term as OSCE secretary general ... ....

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