private secretary

noun

1. a person who attends to the individual or confidential correspondence, files, etc., of a business executive, official, or the like.

private secretary

noun

1. a secretary entrusted with the personal and confidential matters of a business executive
2. a civil servant who acts as aide to a minister or senior government official Compare parliamentary private secretary

Word History and Origins

Origin of private secretary¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

In 2016, Mr Welby revealed his biological father was the late Sir Anthony Montague Brown - Sir Winston Churchill's last private secretary - after making the discovery through DNA evidence.

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One of the so-called "golden triangle" of senior civil service roles alongside the cabinet secretary and the monarch's private secretary, she will provide a key link with other departments, as well as the Palace.

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He becomes the new strategic communications lead, alongside two new deputy chiefs of staff, Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson, and a new PM principal private secretary in Nin Pandit.

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He was part of the team involved in the Brexit talks but left in 2018 to become Prince William's private secretary - a job which left him negotiating a very different exit as Prince Harry and his wife Meghan sought to step back from life as senior royals.

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Prince Andrew’s private secretary, Amanda Thirsk, beautifully played by Joanna Scanlan, is still defending him even after she has lost her job in the wake of the Newsnight interview.

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