partner vs secretary

partner

noun
  • A member of a business or law partnership. 

  • A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond. 

  • Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis. 

  • Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance. 

  • One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass. 

  • One of each halves of a pair of someone or something that belongs together. 

  • A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period. 

verb
  • To join as a partner. 

  • To work or perform as a partner. 

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. 

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