secretario

Definitions of secretario
  1. noun
    large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
    synonyms: serpentario
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    type of:
    ave de rapiña, rapaz
    any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
  2. noun
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
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    recepcionista
    a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
    secretario particular
    a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments
    amanuense, escribiente, estenógrafo, taquimecanógrafo, taquígrafo
    someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
    type of:
    auxiliar, ayudante
    a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  3. noun
    a person who is head of an administrative department of government
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    ministro de justicia
    the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
    ministro de agricultura
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture
    ministro de comercio
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce
    ministro de defensa
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department
    ministro de educación
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education
    ministro de energía
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy
    ministro de sanidad
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services
    ministro de obras públicas
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
    ministro de trabajo
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor
    secretario de estado
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State
    ministro de interior
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department
    ministro de hacienda
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department
    ministro de transporte
    the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation
    subsecretario
    a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government
    type of:
    responsable
    a person who is in charge
  4. noun
    1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    synonyms: chispitina, momento, segundo
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    unidad de tiempo
    a unit for measuring time periods
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