0 a secretary who works for a business manager or official, dealing with their letters, filing, etc. --
1 a person who works as a secretary for someone important: --
2 a person whose job is to help a minister (= person in charge of a department) in a government --
I spoke to a private secretary, who was very courteous and said that he would look into the matter.
However, to enable me to respond, my private secretary has requested a copy of the correspondence.
I think that one of them was his former private secretary.
My private secretary had instructions to arrange for me to go into one prison every week.
My uncle was at the time private secretary and head of his office, and used to send him the files.
There is no office, no private secretary, no chauffeur-driven car, no income and nothing to do.
Besides the directors it might include the private secretary, a young girl acting for the time being for the secretary.
I received no acknowledgement from his office apart from a curt note from his private secretary.
