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
Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The president has fired two Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks — former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — after public scandals garnered considerable media coverage.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
If confirmed, Warsh will make $253,100 a year, the salary of top-level political appointees such as cabinet secretaries and agency heads.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The young Xi became one of only three private secretaries to the defense minister, an old comrade of his father’s called Geng Biao.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Other defense secretaries have committed forces only after a thorough examination of the risks and alternatives — and after making careful plans that account for all foreseeable contingencies.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The six permanent members are the secretaries of the interior, agriculture and Army; the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, and the administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Dan Salas, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Ysursa is one of nine former secretaries of state who filed an amicus brief in federal court, arguing against the administration’s demands for full voter information.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
Declarations are rare from federal secretaries.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The president has fired two Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks — former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — after public scandals garnered considerable media coverage.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
If confirmed, Warsh will make $253,100 a year, the salary of top-level political appointees such as cabinet secretaries and agency heads.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The young Xi became one of only three private secretaries to the defense minister, an old comrade of his father’s called Geng Biao.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Other defense secretaries have committed forces only after a thorough examination of the risks and alternatives — and after making careful plans that account for all foreseeable contingencies.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The six permanent members are the secretaries of the interior, agriculture and Army; the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, and the administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Dan Salas, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Ysursa is one of nine former secretaries of state who filed an amicus brief in federal court, arguing against the administration’s demands for full voter information.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026
Declarations are rare from federal secretaries.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
Noun
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Not just paramedics and EMTs, but teachers, chefs, clerks, you and me.—
Michelle Kuo,
The Dial,
14 Apr. 2026
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Wage agreements must be submitted to legislative clerks 10 days in advance of any vote in the House or Senate.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 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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“Secretaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretaries. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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