Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

secondary boycott 234 security
striking factory or receiving supplies
from it
secondary boycott /sekənd(ə)ri
bɔIkɒt/ noun US pressure put on an
employer by those not directly involved
in an industrial dispute. primary
boycott
secondary group /sekənd(ə)ri
ɡrup/ noun a group which is small
enough to allow its members to interact
informally
secondary industry /sekənd(ə)ri
Indəstri/ noun an industry which uses
basic raw materials to produce manufactured
goods
secondary picketing /sekənd(ə)ri
pIkItIŋ/ noun same as secondary
action
secondary sector /sekənd(ə)ri
sektə/ noun industries which use basic
raw materials to make manufactured
goods
secondary strike /sekənd(ə)ri
straIk/ noun same as secondary
action
second-class mail /sekənd klɑs
meIl/ noun a less expensive, slower
mail service The letter took three days
to arrive because he sent it
second-class.
secondee /sIkɒndi/ noun a person
who is seconded to another job
secondment /sIkɒndmənt/ noun
the act or period of being seconded to
another job for a period He is on three
years’ secondment to an Australian
college.
second quarter /sekənd kwɔtə/
noun a period of three months from
April to the end of June
secret /sikrət/ adjective which is not
known by many people The MD kept
the contract secret from the rest of the
board. The management signed a secret
deal with a foreign supplier.
noun something which is hidden or
which is not known by many people
to keep a secret not to tell secret information
which you have been told
secretarial /sekrIteəriəl/ adjective
referring to the work of a secretary
Secretarial work is seen as a step towards
management positions. He is
looking for secretarial work. We need
extra secretarial help to deal with the
mailings. Their secretarial duties are
not onerous, just boring.
secretarial course /sekrIteəriəl
kɔs/ noun a course of study for secretaries
She is taking a secretarial
course.
secretary /sekrət(ə)ri/ noun 1. a
person who helps to organise work,
types letters, files documents, arranges
meetings, etc., for someone My secretary
deals with incoming orders. Her
secretary phoned to say she would be
late. 2. an official of a company or society
3. a member of the government in
charge of a department the Trade Secretary
the Foreign Secretary the
Education Secretary
secretary and personal assistant
/sekrət(ə)ri ən ps(ə)n(ə)l ə-
sIst(ə)nt/ noun a secretary to a
top-level member of an organisation,
such as director, or senior manager
Secretary of State /sekrət(ə)ri əv
steIt/ noun 1. GB a member of the
government in charge of a department
the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
2. US a senior member of the
government in charge of foreign affairs
(NOTE: the British equivalent is the Foreign
Secretary)
Secretary of the Treasury
/sekrət(ə)ri əv ðə treʒəri/ noun US a
senior member of the government in
charge of financial affairs
secret ballot /sikrət blət/ noun
an election where the voters vote in
secret
sector /sektə/ noun a part of the
economy or the business organisation of
a country All sectors of the economy
suffered from the fall in the exchange
rate. Technology is a booming sector
of the economy.
‘…government services form a large part of the
tertiary or service sector’ [Sydney Morning
Herald]
secure /sIkjυə/ adjective safe, which
cannot change secure job a job from
which you are not likely to be made
redundant
security /sIkjυərIti/ noun the fact of
being protected against attack office