general secretaries
Chief organizational officers
General secretaries is the plural of general secretary, the chief administrative officer of an organization—typically a political party, trade union, or international body.
The title suggests both broad authority and operational responsibility: The general secretaries of several unions issued a joint statement.
In communist states, the general secretary of the ruling party often held supreme power.
- commissarsSoviet political supervisors
- presidiumCommunist executive committee
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- administratorPerson who manages operations
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general secretarieselected representatives
Chosen holders of public office
general secretariesjunior staff
Low-ranking employees
foot soldiers · subordinates · party members · grassroots activists · cadres
general secretariesdelegates
Chosen representatives or assigns
constituents · voters · subscribers · participants · attendees
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