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segretario

Segretario is an Italian noun meaning “secretary,” used for a person who performs secretarial duties such as managing correspondence, filing, scheduling, and general administrative tasks in an office. The term can also designate an official title or role. It derives from Latin secretarius, a clerk or secretary, from secretus meaning secret or confidential.

Common uses vary by context. In business and public administration, a segretario handles administrative work; in

In religious institutions, the Vatican uses Segretario di Stato della Santa Sede, the senior official after

As a surname, segretario exists in Italian onomastics, reflecting ancestral occupation. The feminine form is segretaria,

government
or
politics,
terms
such
as
segretario
di
partito
(secretary
of
a
political
party)
or
segretario
generale
(secretary-general)
appear.
In
municipal
settings,
segretario
comunale
refers
to
a
clerk
or
administrator
serving
a
city
or
town.
The
title
segretario
di
Stato
has
historical
and
contemporary
resonance
in
some
states,
signifying
a
high
minister
responsible
for
state
matters.
the
pope
in
the
governance
of
the
Holy
See.
This
role
combines
tasks
related
to
foreign
affairs
and
internal
church
administration.
and
the
plural
forms
are
segretari
(masculine)
or
segretarie
(feminine).
The
term
is
widely
understood
in
Italian-speaking
contexts
and
appears
in
various
institutional
titles
as
well
as
everyday
workplace
language.