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personal assistant:
(also called ‘personal aid’ or ‘executive assistant’; plural: ‘personal assistants‘; often used in its abbreviated form “P.A.”)
a personal assistant (sitting) taking dictation from her boss (standing)
an employee or office assistant whose job is to help/assist a senior or busy boss in day-to-day affairs, such as making appointments, arranging meetings, sending gifts or presents or greeting cards to people close to the employer, making dinner, travel, hotel, theatre bookings, etc., often accompanying the employer on trips and tours;
an office secretary;
a private or government employee who assists/helps some busy politician or high level government officer/executive in arranging their daily routine,
a personal assistant arranging documents for her boss
e.g.
The Governor is so busy that he has two personal assistants to assist her in her everyday activities — public and private.
There is an add in today’s newspaper for a qualified personal assistant to a computer consultant.
[For more on personal assistant, please visit: http://www.careers.govt.nz/default.aspx?id0=1050103&id1=J80371&id2=2164DC61-1178-4CBA-8969-A336BB34D0A3.]
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