Sekretär

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) secretary (male or unspecified sex)
 * 2) official of an organization
 * 3)  high-ranking member in the Central committee of the
 * 4)  title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the middle service
 * 5)  bureau, secretary

Usage notes
(3) Often used with an addendum, for example, Sekretär für .. ("Secretary for ..") or Parteisekretär ("Party secretary"). (4) The title is always preceded by a prefix. The most common prefix is Regierungs- ("in government administration"), in which case the full title is Regierungssekretär. In terms of hierarchy, a Sekretär is comparable to a (staff sergeant) or  (Petty Officer Second Class).