"Secretary" (short story)
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"Secretary" is a darkly comic short story by Mary Gaitskill that explores themes of power, sexuality, and emotional vulnerability through the relationship between a young legal secretary and her dominant employer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary (short story) | 2 |
| "Secretary" (short story) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18912157 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Secretary" (short story) Context triple: [Secretary (2002 film), basedOn, "Secretary" (short story)]
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A.
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary is a 1948 American romantic comedy film starring Kirk Douglas and Laraine Day, known for its lighthearted story about a struggling writer and his secretary.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Education.
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C.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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D.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the traditional formal style of address used for the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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E.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Transportation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Secretary" (short story) Target entity description: "Secretary" is a darkly comic short story by Mary Gaitskill that explores themes of power, sexuality, and emotional vulnerability through the relationship between a young legal secretary and her dominant employer.
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A.
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary is a 1948 American romantic comedy film starring Kirk Douglas and Laraine Day, known for its lighthearted story about a struggling writer and his secretary.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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C.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the traditional formal style of address used for the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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D.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Transportation.
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E.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: "Secretary" (short story)