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
Instead, he was joined by his middle son Eric, daughter-in-law Lara, several Cabinet secretaries and roughly a dozen of the nation's most influential CEOs.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 14 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
Both swing states will elect new secretaries of state and governors this year, and both states currently have people in the running who have denied election results.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 4 May 2026
The task force — which included numerous Cabinet secretaries — didn't accuse the Biden administration of any large pattern of suppressing churches themselves or the right to worship.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Cabinet secretaries and other senior officials arrived and wiped off their damp seats with napkins.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent secretaries of state have played central roles in debates over election administration.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 14 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
Both swing states will elect new secretaries of state and governors this year, and both states currently have people in the running who have denied election results.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 4 May 2026
The task force — which included numerous Cabinet secretaries — didn't accuse the Biden administration of any large pattern of suppressing churches themselves or the right to worship.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Cabinet secretaries and other senior officials arrived and wiped off their damp seats with napkins.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent secretaries of state have played central roles in debates over election administration.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
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Over the strenuous objection of fellow Democrats and many Republicans — including Peters’ prosecutor and a majority of Colorado’s election clerks — Polis commuted her sentence, clearing the way for Peters’ parole on June 1 after less than two years in prison.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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The crimes of the executed have included the slayings of wives and children, store clerks and strangers.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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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 21 May. 2026.
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