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His secretaryship was marred by accusations of corruption, but the next secretary of state was called incompetent.
b) The office or position of being secretary.
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Secretaryship — Sec re*ta*ry*ship, n. The office, or the term of office, of a secretary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secretaryship — noun see secretary … New Collegiate Dictionary
secretaryship — n. position or office of a secretarysec·re·tar·y·ship || sekrÉ™tÉ™rɪʃɪp / trəʃɪp … English contemporary dictionary
secretaryship — sec·re·tary·ship … English syllables
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