as in clerks
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 secretaries
Roughly one year later, after the governor sent a letter to his cabinet secretaries directing them to bring workers back to offices four days a week by July 1, 2026, state workers again rallied to raise funds for another billboard.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Trump’s memo addressed much of his Cabinet, including the secretaries of defense and homeland security as well as the attorney general and director of national intelligence.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Electronic bugs are installed, secretaries listen in on every phone call and conversation, and rock 'n roll is banned in this cruel culture of absolute secrecy.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 May 2026
The occupations most exposed to AI substitution, where most core tasks can be readily automated, like information clerks, secretaries, and sales representatives, were already experiencing some of the worst labor shortages at the time, according to Peng and Walker.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Sitting Cabinet officials tend not to get involved in political campaigns, and a federal law, known as the Hatch Act, bars cabinet secretaries and other executive branch officials from engaging in political activities in their official capacities.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Much of what is being discussed might typically fall within the remit of the secretaries of Treasury or commerce.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Navy admirals and secretaries of defense and interior are among those who have snorkeled at Pearl Harbor, an unnamed former government diver told the AP, noting the excursions are educational in nature.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Trump’s memo addressed much of his Cabinet, including the secretaries of defense and homeland security as well as the attorney general and director of national intelligence.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Electronic bugs are installed, secretaries listen in on every phone call and conversation, and rock 'n roll is banned in this cruel culture of absolute secrecy.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 May 2026
The occupations most exposed to AI substitution, where most core tasks can be readily automated, like information clerks, secretaries, and sales representatives, were already experiencing some of the worst labor shortages at the time, according to Peng and Walker.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Sitting Cabinet officials tend not to get involved in political campaigns, and a federal law, known as the Hatch Act, bars cabinet secretaries and other executive branch officials from engaging in political activities in their official capacities.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Much of what is being discussed might typically fall within the remit of the secretaries of Treasury or commerce.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Navy admirals and secretaries of defense and interior are among those who have snorkeled at Pearl Harbor, an unnamed former government diver told the AP, noting the excursions are educational in nature.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
Noun
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Store clerks must calculate eligibility not by age but by birth date — often at busy moments in front of impatient customers.—
Alex Weatherall,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Three clerks remembered bringing summer interns on their first day to watch the judge presiding over a hearing in a criminal case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Secretaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretaries. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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