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
Some Republicans, including the secretaries of state for Wyoming and Arkansas, expressed support for restricting mail voting after Trump called for its elimination, but others, like New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, have criticized the proposal.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump’s cabinet secretaries have repeated some of those claims, and although the Interior Department has the biggest federal jurisdiction over offshore wind farm approvals, several other agencies have also gotten involved in an effort to stymie the projects.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Since returning to office, his Cabinet secretaries for the Energy, Interior and Transportation Departments, as well as EPA, have gone out of their way to help do that.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Two other secretaries have left their positions this year, including former Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao and Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
That reality hit hard at the Energy & Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh last month, hosted by Senator Dave McCormick, Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian, and a remarkable roster of business executives, industry leaders, and federal cabinet secretaries.
—Chris Kibarian, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Treasury secretaries, who handle debt issuance and tax collection, don’t traditionally weigh in on monetary policy, which is left to the Fed.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 13 Aug. 2025
Today, many of the region’s most common jobs — from teachers and secretaries to construction workers and restaurant staff — don’t come close to covering housing costs.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Still, an attack by pro-Iranian hackers is something to note, the kind of thing that secretaries of state and cybersecurity experts share in order to keep colleagues aware of ongoing threats.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump’s cabinet secretaries have repeated some of those claims, and although the Interior Department has the biggest federal jurisdiction over offshore wind farm approvals, several other agencies have also gotten involved in an effort to stymie the projects.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Since returning to office, his Cabinet secretaries for the Energy, Interior and Transportation Departments, as well as EPA, have gone out of their way to help do that.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Two other secretaries have left their positions this year, including former Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao and Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
That reality hit hard at the Energy & Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh last month, hosted by Senator Dave McCormick, Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian, and a remarkable roster of business executives, industry leaders, and federal cabinet secretaries.
—Chris Kibarian, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Treasury secretaries, who handle debt issuance and tax collection, don’t traditionally weigh in on monetary policy, which is left to the Fed.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 13 Aug. 2025
Today, many of the region’s most common jobs — from teachers and secretaries to construction workers and restaurant staff — don’t come close to covering housing costs.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Still, an attack by pro-Iranian hackers is something to note, the kind of thing that secretaries of state and cybersecurity experts share in order to keep colleagues aware of ongoing threats.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
Noun
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The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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These include customer-service representatives, clerks, analysts, public-relations specialists, and administrators.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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