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 Previous secretaries rarely if ever attended events for candidates while defense secretary. Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Reporters who travel with the president and some White House staff, including several secretaries, remained on the original plane, many of them reportedly unaware of the threat, effectively acting as decoys. Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 12 Aug. 2026 The secretaries of State and Homeland Security, acting together, could bring home every family member of an American service member and everyone else waiting only to be reunited with relatives already here. Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 After working in the insurance business, where the only other women were predominantly secretaries, being outnumbered by men was nothing new for Granger. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 The secretaries demanded detailed descriptions of the methodology DHS used as well as transparency about what state voter lists DHS analyzed. Miles Parks, NPR, 31 July 2026 That’s why the bipartisan letter from eight previous Department of Transportation secretaries to Sens. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 If the bill passes, the state would add four deputy attorneys general, a legal analyst and three legal secretaries to do that work, according to a legislative analyst’s report. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Like other independent agencies, the EAC is designed to operate outside the direct control of the President or his Cabinet secretaries and maintain a degree of autonomy from the executive branch. Connor Greene, Time, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
Noun
  • The rental chain is far from dead, thanks to one of its original clerks.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Local clerks and municipal employees are responsible for the day-to-day work of administering elections.
    Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • In this cynical age, our local registrars of voters, usually one from each party, remain respected public officials.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

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