Secretary General

Meaning

1. The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations.
2. The secretary of a non-Communist political party, governmental entity, or other NGO in many countries.

Translations

secrétaire général

secretari general

Generalsekretär

secretário-geral

secretario general

أمِين عام

Secretario General

secretària general

γενικός γραμματέας

Secretaris-generaal

Etymology

Calque of French secrétaire général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun (i.e., postpositive).