secretaries

plural of secretary
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 Meanwhile, the lawmakers, three former Education secretaries and the largest federal employee union are calling for an inspector general investigation into the mass firings made at the department last year. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 PCs should have eliminated secretaries but simultaneously created more work in scheduling, communication and document production, which are now handled by executive assistants. — Andy Schachtel, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Other Treasury secretaries have been involved in political conventions. — Matt Peterson,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Upstairs in the club’s offices in Soho, central London, Palace’s hierarchy, recruitment team, secretaries and other staff worked frantically under pressure as the 11pm deadline ticked ever closer. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The final hour agreement comes after a week of uncertainty around a potential strike by SEA members, including teachers, paraprofessionals, secretaries and other staff members. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Tomlin, Fonda and Parton played a trio of secretaries who took revenge on their sexist boss by kidnapping him and enacting changes in the workplace in his name. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The movie, which went on to score Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, followed three working-class secretaries. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 But her omnipresence made her as recognizable to some around the globe as presidents and Cabinet secretaries. — Robert D. McFadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
Noun
  • County clerks and election officials must have their ballots prepared by Saturday under federal law.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Election clerks raised similar concerns directly to USPS officials just days before the final rule was issued, at a mid-August National Association of Election Officials conference in Kansas City, Missouri, ProPublica has learned.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Curtis was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors last year after two previous registrars resigned.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Secretaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretaries. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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