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Learn How to Pronounce SECRETARY – SECRETARY in a Sentence


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How to Pronounce SECRETARY

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The word SECRETARY is a noun.

In British English it is pronounced with 3 syllables.

Stress the 1st syllable.

It’s pronounced SEK◦ruh◦tree

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In American English it is pronounced with 4 syllables.

Again, stress the 1st syllable.

It’s pronounced SEK◦ruh◦tair◦ee

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Definition:
a person who handles correspondence, keeps records, and does general clerical work for a person or organization;
an official who presides over an administrative department of state

Let’s look at an illustrated sentence example.

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The picture shows a smartly dressed woman sitting at a desk.

The sentence reads: Some women now prefer to use the title “Administrative Assistant” or “Office Manager” rather than Secretary.

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Examples of SECRETARY from news items:

Office and administrative support occupations, including secretaries, clerks, bill collectors and office assistants, employ 1.3 million fewer workers than in 1990, according to an analysis by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/technology/ai-is-coming-for-lawyers-again.html

In July, the month before the transaction was ratified by the owners, the group added Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state.
Source: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/17/nfl-ownership-rules-washington-commanders-sale/

She worked as a legal secretary and raised a young working-class family in Freehold, N.J., while her husband often struggled to find steady work and grappled with mental illness.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/arts/music/bruce-springsteen-adele-mom.html

Private secretaries that will leak private details about his relationship with his brother to make him look better.
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2023/11/30/omid-scobie-royals-endgame-charles-william-meghan/

He stated that he was going to Washington, DC, on Thursday or Friday of this week, and would talk to Mr. Hoover or his secretary.
Source: Nazi Saboteurs
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1338259148?tag=vocabulary01-20

If you are interested in how to pronounce SECRETARY, be sure to check other words in The Punctuation Guide such as:
Learn How to Pronounce SURVEY – SURVEY in a Sentence

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