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
The mere departure of cabinet secretaries does not wipe the slate clean by any means.
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Steve Arentz, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Top Cabinet secretaries often complete the rounds of the shows, racing from studio to studio or video appearance to video appearance.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Other cabinet secretaries have also expanded their profiles on social media and elsewhere online, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who posted his workouts online, and Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, the star of an international, multimillion-dollar ad campaign.
—Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
Honey, who spread false information about the 2020 election before being appointed to her DHS position last year, also addressed the state officials, which included many secretaries of state.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday's midterm preparations call — which included representatives from the Justice Department, DHS, the Postal Service and other federal agencies — multiple Democratic secretaries of state asked questions that alluded to that uncertainty.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
If minutes are not overdone, secretaries should be able to participate in deliberations and promptly have draft minutes available for member review to comply with Civil Code Section 4950(a).
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Two Cabinet secretaries were there, along with the attorney general.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Jobs, like cashiers and janitors, are least exposed to AI, while secretaries and administrative assistants are most impacted, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Steve Arentz, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Top Cabinet secretaries often complete the rounds of the shows, racing from studio to studio or video appearance to video appearance.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Other cabinet secretaries have also expanded their profiles on social media and elsewhere online, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who posted his workouts online, and Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, the star of an international, multimillion-dollar ad campaign.
—Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
Honey, who spread false information about the 2020 election before being appointed to her DHS position last year, also addressed the state officials, which included many secretaries of state.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday's midterm preparations call — which included representatives from the Justice Department, DHS, the Postal Service and other federal agencies — multiple Democratic secretaries of state asked questions that alluded to that uncertainty.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
If minutes are not overdone, secretaries should be able to participate in deliberations and promptly have draft minutes available for member review to comply with Civil Code Section 4950(a).
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Two Cabinet secretaries were there, along with the attorney general.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Jobs, like cashiers and janitors, are least exposed to AI, while secretaries and administrative assistants are most impacted, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
Noun
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West, in an interview Monday, said the arrangement keeps each party in charge of its primary and avoids friction that has occurred when clerks from different parties worked side by side.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the probe, investigators discovered clerks working for several tag agencies illegally accessed drivers’ personal and confidential information from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Secretaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretaries. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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