secretary general
Top administrative officer
Secretary general is the chief administrative officer of an organization, typically an international body or large institution.
The title suggests both executive authority and service to a governing body: the Secretary General of the United Nations, NATO's secretary general.
The plural is secretaries general.
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- executive authorityPower to enforce laws
Kofi Annan · heads · Dag Hammarskjöld · peacekeeping missions · secretariat · diplomatic corps · agenda · press briefing · United Nations · mandate · Security Council · chief of state · conflict resolution · international diplomacy · bureaucrat · veto · briefing · annual report
- French governmentregions, prefecture, departments, communes, departement
- Interpolred notice, wanted list, member countries, police cooperation, intelligence sharing
- NATOArticle 5, military alliance, mutual defense, alliance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- OPECSaudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE
- EU Officialscommissioner, MEP, council president, trade commissioner, health commissioner
- EU ParliamentEuropean Parliament, MEPs, MEP, plenary, committees
secretary generalsubordinate
One lower in rank
intern · junior staff · delegate · underling · clerk
secretary generalprime minister
Leader of a parliamentary state
president · elected representative · elected official · congressman · dictator
secretary generalsupreme leader
Highest-ranking authoritarian figure
absolute ruler · dictator · autocrat · sovereign · commander-in-chief
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