as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
file your intent to run for office with the city secretary
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Recent Examples of secretary
Yet no former secretary of state has been more vehemently criticized, most notably for sins of omission and commission in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile and East Timor.
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
In one Senate session this week, Mitch McConnell, the committee chairman (and former majority leader), confronted Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, with the same moral and strategic clarity that guides Bacon.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
In 2009, Janet Napolitano, President Obama’s homeland security secretary, announced a study of right-wing violence like the Oklahoma City terror bombing.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The trustees are made up of six people — the Treasury secretary serves as managing trustee, alongside the secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the commissioner of Social Security.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
In one Senate session this week, Mitch McConnell, the committee chairman (and former majority leader), confronted Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, with the same moral and strategic clarity that guides Bacon.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
In 2009, Janet Napolitano, President Obama’s homeland security secretary, announced a study of right-wing violence like the Oklahoma City terror bombing.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The trustees are made up of six people — the Treasury secretary serves as managing trustee, alongside the secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the commissioner of Social Security.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
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But just as much of the malicious texting market is driven by Chinese gangs, the most dangerous TLDs are issued by Chinese registrars.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The supervisors selected Curtis from a pool of five finalists that included Shasta County’s current deputy registrar of voters and top elections workers from around the country.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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On Friday evening, a week after the Tribune reported that ICE subpoenaed the clerk’s office for personal information of applicants to the ID program that is often used by noncitizens, the city clerk took down the online application for CityKey.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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For more information, visit the website or email the city clerk’s office at cityclerk@cupertino.gov.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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