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
Stanford’s Hoover Institution has housed former secretaries of State and national security advisors for decades.
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Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The National Association of Secretaries of State, which has long been a place for secretaries to discuss election security threats, has stepped up its efforts this year, said spokesman John Milhofer.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Both secretaries’ preferences have also been floated at various turns by OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
Trump watched Game 3 from Knicks owner James Dolan’s suite, along with granddaughter Kai, personal adviser Boris Epshteyn and Cabinet secretaries Lee Zeldin, Sean Duffy and Doug Burgum.
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Stephen Whyno,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Trump watched Game 3 from Knicks owner James Dolan’s suite, along with granddaughter Kai, personal adviser Boris Epshteyn and Cabinet secretaries Lee Zeldin, Sean Duffy and Doug Burgum.
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Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Roughly one year later, after the governor sent a letter to his cabinet secretaries directing them to bring workers back to offices four days a week by July 1, 2026, state workers again rallied to raise funds for another billboard.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Electronic bugs are installed, secretaries listen in on every phone call and conversation, and rock 'n roll is banned in this cruel culture of absolute secrecy.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The National Association of Secretaries of State, which has long been a place for secretaries to discuss election security threats, has stepped up its efforts this year, said spokesman John Milhofer.
—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Both secretaries’ preferences have also been floated at various turns by OpenAI and Anthropic.
—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
Trump watched Game 3 from Knicks owner James Dolan’s suite, along with granddaughter Kai, personal adviser Boris Epshteyn and Cabinet secretaries Lee Zeldin, Sean Duffy and Doug Burgum.
—
Stephen Whyno,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Trump watched Game 3 from Knicks owner James Dolan’s suite, along with granddaughter Kai, personal adviser Boris Epshteyn and Cabinet secretaries Lee Zeldin, Sean Duffy and Doug Burgum.
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Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Roughly one year later, after the governor sent a letter to his cabinet secretaries directing them to bring workers back to offices four days a week by July 1, 2026, state workers again rallied to raise funds for another billboard.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Electronic bugs are installed, secretaries listen in on every phone call and conversation, and rock 'n roll is banned in this cruel culture of absolute secrecy.
—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
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Some date labels are intended to help store clerks with inventory management.
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Police raided two vape shops in Norwalk this week and arrested the clerks at each one after allegedly finding that the shops were illegally selling marijuana products.
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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.
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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.
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“Secretaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretaries. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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