Usage Note
Secretaria is the feminine form; the masculine is secretario. At a higher level, secretaría (with a written accent on the final -a) means a government ministry or secretariat, so spelling and accent matter. In Mexico Secretaría de Educación is a cabinet-level body, while la secretaria of an office is the administrative assistant.
Examples
"La secretaria organizó toda la agenda."
Natural Translation
The secretary organised the whole agenda.
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