Definition.

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Parteisekretär = General s ecretary and/or member of general secretariat ?

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Generalsekretär des Zentrakomitees der SED -General Secretary of the Central Committee -> 1981 Erich Honecker
this is the first Secretary of the party, the leader of the party

Parteisekretär- party secretary, is a funktion of a low level, for example the leader of party organisation in the factory

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Thank you for your explication.