Secretary

A secretary is an individual who provides organizational support to a manager, director, corporate officer or business owner. The term is considered old form by today's standards, and those who serve in this capacity are now commonly referred to as administrative assistants or personal assistants (though they still manage to receive flowers from their boss on Secretary's Day. Go figure). Historically, there have been some stereotypes associated with being a secretary, which are not considered particularly favorable, such as always being on hand to pour the boss some coffee, or taking his suit to the cleaners after some love juice spilled on it after a night out with the senior partners at the local strip club (of which the secretary would of course be charged with filling out the expense reports as well). The functions of a secretary include basic office organization, such as arranging her manager's business schedule, travel arrangements, booking meetings, taking telephone calls, etc.

The title Secretary may also refer to any number of senior level positions within a government such as Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. Just don't expect the Secretary of Defense to go get your mocha latte for you though.