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Secretary

One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.

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Amanuensis 76% connected

A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.

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Stenographer 76% connected

One who is skilled in stenography; a writer of shorthand.

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Undersecretary 76% connected

A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.

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Assistant 76% connected

Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

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Chief 76% connected

The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the…

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Confidant 76% connected

Alt. of Confidante

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Desk 76% connected

A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository unde…

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Help 76% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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Helper 76% connected

One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish.

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Intimate 76% connected

Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

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Supporter 76% connected

One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.

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Secretaryship 74% connected

The office, or the term of office, of a secretary.

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Secretaryship 74% connected

The office, or the term of office, of a secretary.

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Escritoire 92% connected

A piece of furniture used as a writing table, commonly with drawers, pigeonholes, and the like; a secretary or writing desk.

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Repository 92% connected

A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.

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