katibu mtendaji
kah-TEE-boo mteh-NDAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilikatibu mtendajikah-TEE-boo mteh-NDAH-jee
Englishexecutive secretary; executive officer
Frenchsecrétaire exécutif
Meaning
The senior official who runs the daily work of a council, a commission or a public body; in Tanzanian local government also the executive officer of a ward or village.
Good to know
Katibu, secretary, with mtendaji, the one who acts; plural makatibu watendaji. It is a title before a name or body: Katibu Mtendaji wa Baraza la Sanaa.
Examples
- Katibu mtendaji wa baraza alitoa taarifa kwa waandishi.The executive secretary of the council briefed the reporters.
- Tume imemteua katibu mtendaji mpya.The commission has appointed a new executive secretary.
- Katibu mtendaji wa kijiji aliitisha mkutano.The village executive officer called a meeting.
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