เลขานุการ
secretary
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This word refers to a person who provides administrative support by handling schedules, correspondence, documents, meetings, and similar duties. Depending on the organization, the role may be a personal secretary, administrative secretary, or committee secretary.
secretary
A person responsible for administrative support, such as managing correspondence, schedules, documents, or meeting records; in an organization, it can also denote an official serving as its secretary.
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กรุณาติดต่อเลขานุการของผู้อำนวยการ karunaa tìt tɔ̀ɔ leekhǎanúkaan khɔ̌ɔŋ phûu amnuay kaan Please contact the director's secretary. กรุณาติดต่อเลขานุการของผู้อำนวยการ details
Learning notes
Explanation
เลขานุการ is a relatively formal job or office title and can refer to a person of any gender. In everyday conversation, it is often shortened to เลขา. For someone supporting an executive or another individual, “secretary” is usually the natural translation. In a committee, association, or club, it may refer to the officer who handles records, correspondence, and administrative coordination. People in this role are counted with คน: เลขานุการสองคน means “two secretaries.” The work itself can be called งานเลขานุการ, meaning “secretarial work.”
Usage
It is commonly used in workplaces and government offices for an administrative position, as well as in committees, associations, and clubs for the officer responsible for records and coordination. The full form frequently appears in organizational charts, résumés, business cards, and meeting documents.
Caution
Do not assume that the role is always a personal or executive secretary. In a committee or association, it may be an elected or appointed officer who keeps records and coordinates administrative work. Use the full form เลขานุการ rather than the shortened เลขา in formal titles and documents.
Differences from similar words
1 secretary synonyms
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เลขา is the common shortened form used in everyday speech. เลขานุการ is the full form and is preferred in official job titles, résumés, business cards, and formal documents.