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secretary
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thumb|A secretary working at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in California, 2007
A secretary is an administrative professional who handles office tasks like managing schedules, organizing documents, and communicating with staff and visitors. This role matters because secretaries keep organizations running smoothly by supporting management and ensuring important information and records are properly handled.
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- Instance of
- occupation
- Subclass of
- clerk
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- Secretaries
- topic's main category
- Category:Secretaries
- male form of label
- sekretár
- female form of label
- sekretárka
- P8168
- dog crossbreed
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- 21st century
- 19th–20th centuries
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thumb|A secretary working at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in California, 2007
A secretary, increasingly called an administrative assistant or administrative professional in the United States, is a person who provides office and administrative support to a business or organization. They often deal with correspondence, scheduling, record-keeping, and general office administration.
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