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PRONUNCIATION OF SECRETARIES-GENERAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECRETARIES-GENERAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Secretaries-General is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECRETARIES-GENERAL

secreta
secretage
secretagogic
secretagogue
secretaire
secretarial
secretarial agency
secretarial college
secretariat
secretariate
secretaries
secretary
secretary bird
secretary of state
Secretary of State for Education and Employment
Secretary of State for Scotland
secretary to the board
secretary-general
secretaryship
secrete

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECRETARIES-GENERAL

agent-general
attorney general
Auditor General
brigadier general
consulate general
director general
director-general
federal
four-star general
funeral
general
governor general
Governor-General
in general
inspector general
judge advocate general
lieutenant general
major general
mineral
secretary-general
surgeon general

Synonyms and antonyms of secretaries-general in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «secretaries-general» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECRETARIES-GENERAL

Find out the translation of secretaries-general to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of secretaries-general from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «secretaries-general» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

秘书长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secretarios generales
570 millions of speakers

English

secretaries-general
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महासचिव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأمناء العامون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

генсеки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

secretários-gerais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সচিব জেনারেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

secrétaires généraux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setiausaha Agung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Generalsekretäre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

事務総長
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비서 총장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sekretaris umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tổng thư ký
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செயலர்கள் ஜெனரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सचिव-सामान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genel sekreterler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segretari generali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sekretarzy generalnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

генсеки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

secretari generali
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενικών γραμματέων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sekretarisse -generaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

generalsekreterare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

generalsekretærer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of secretaries-general

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECRETARIES-GENERAL»

The term «secretaries-general» is normally little used and occupies the 117.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECRETARIES-GENERAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «secretaries-general» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «secretaries-general» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about secretaries-general

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECRETARIES-GENERAL»

Discover the use of secretaries-general in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to secretaries-general and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
United Nations secretaries general: a bibliography with indexes
The Secretaries General of the UN have laboured, sometimes in obscurity, to accomplish their missions. This book gathers together citations, including abstracts, from the journal literature, books, government reports and edited collections.
Peter J. Kelly, 1999
2
Public Sector Leadership: International Challenges and ...
In practice the list could include the secretaries-general, the directors-general, directors and some other high-ranking civil servants. Until 1988 the secretaries- general were not officially named as the highest ranking civil servants in a ministry.
Jeffrey A. Raffel, Peter Leisink, Anthony E. Middlebrooks, 2009
3
Axis Rule in Occupied Europe
Because of their professional skill and sometimes long experience, the secretaries general represent a valuable element in government. The occupant retained them in office and put them in charge of the administration of their ministries.
Raphael Lemkin, 2008
4
A Small Nation in the Turmoil of the Second World War: ...
Direct negotiations with the Belgian secretaries- general would be set in train and an accommodation on the costs of occupation would be used to persuade the Belgian administration to come to an agreement on the question of the gold42.
Herman van der Wee, Monique Verbreyt, 2009
5
NATO in Search of a Vision
Although some historians have begun to give increased attention to the roles played by NATO's Cold War secretaries-general and military leaders, major research gaps remain regarding the roles these individuals play in shaping the ...
Gülnur Aybet, Rebecca R. Moore, 2010
6
The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority: Ethics and ...
Works that discuss the moral or religious basis of the office tend to rely on isolated observations or personalistic evidence. In addition, some of the secretaries-general have been studied along these lines more deeply than others, and even ...
Kent J. Kille, 2007
7
Articles on United Nations Secretaries-General, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
8
United Nations Secretaries-General: Kofi Annan, Kurt ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
9
Narrative of the Cretan war of independence, ed. [from the ...
Meeting of the Directors and Secretaries-General of the The Directors and Secretaries-General of the three State Offices hold a general meeting once a week, that is, every Thursday. The Chairman of this general meeting shall be the oldest ...
Kallinikos Kritovoulidēs, Anastasios Iōannidēs, 1864
10
Nato Secretaries General: Joseph Luns, Paul-Henri Spaak, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
General Books LLC, Source Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECRETARIES-GENERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term secretaries-general is used in the context of the following news items.
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High Representative Federica Mogherini announces adoption of a …
As from mid-September, the Secretary General will be assisted by three Deputy Secretaries-General. The Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, the ... «EU News, Jul 15»
2
EU Announces Modified EEAS Organizational Structure
As from mid-September, the Secretary General will be assisted by three Deputy Secretaries-General. The Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, the ... «RTT News, Jul 15»
3
Caid Essebsi Meets Secretaries General of PS, PTPD and 'Attariq …
Carthage — President Beji Caid Essebsi received, Thursday, Mohamed Kilani, Abderrazak Hammami and Abderrazak Hamdouni, Secretaries-General of the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
20 years on, still no SOP on domestic violence
... minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim says the report on domestic violence will be brought to the meeting of secretaries-general of all ministries next month. «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
5
Salary cut last measure for civil servants to repay PTPTN loan - Ali …
He said he would meet the secretaries-general of all the ministries tomorrow (Wednesday) to discuss the problem involving about 33,000 civil servants and the ... «Astro Awani, Jun 15»
6
Ban joins Arab League Secretary-General in urging donors to …
6 February 2015 – Expressing deep concern about the situation in Gaza, the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the League of Arab States made an ... «UN News Centre, Feb 15»
7
CORRECTED-Congo opposition party expels leader for joining unity …
(Corrects to say three of party's four deputy secretaries-general signed ... MLC's four deputy secretaries-general in the name of its president, Jean-Pierre Bemba, ... «Reuters, Dec 14»
8
Bahrain to host third AP Secretaries-General Association Conference
The Association of Secretaries-General of Arab Parliaments was established in 1994 on the sidelines of the 92nd IPU Conference in Copenhagen. The move ... «Bahrain News Agency, Aug 14»
9
Dods EU Elections Alert: Greens/EFA alliance reconfirmed
The bureau of the new Greens/EFA group (co-presidents, vice-presidents, treasurer and secretaries-general) was also finalised. In addition to Greens and ... «TheParliamentMagazine.eu, Jun 14»
10
Cutting back on unnecessary entertainment
From what we learn from a minister's press secretary, deputy secretaries-general and senior civil servants above the level of directors-generals are entitled to ... «Sin Chew Jit Poh, Jan 14»

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