adherent vs secretary

adherent

noun
  • A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. 

adj
  • Adhesive, sticking to something. 

  • Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something. 

  • Attaching or pressing against a different organ. 

secretary

noun
  • A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations. 

  • A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire. 

  • A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work. 

  • The head of a department of government. 

  • A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius. 

verb
  • To serve as a secretary of. 

How often have the words adherent and secretary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )