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clerk, secretary, recording secretary
A person responsible for keeping records, taking minutes, or handling correspondence in an organization, committee, or political body.
会議の書記を務める。
To serve as the recording secretary for the meeting.
書記が議事録を作成した。
The secretary prepared the minutes.
生徒会の書記に立候補して、選挙で選ばれた。
I ran for secretary of the student council and was elected.
USAGE:
書記 is used in various organizational contexts:
- School: 生徒会書記 (student council secretary)
- Political: 書記長 (secretary-general, as in a political party)
- Organizational: 会議の書記 (meeting secretary/minute-taker)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 書記を務める: to serve as secretary
- 書記長: secretary-general
- 書記官: clerk (government/court)
- 議事録の書記: minutes secretary
NOTE:
In political contexts, 書記長 (secretary-general) is a high-ranking position, notably used for the leader of communist parties (共産党書記長).