as in registrar
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 secretary
His name has been touted as a presidential candidate but also for a cabinet role like Treasury secretary.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump’s secretary of the interior was Doug Burgum, previously the governor of North Dakota.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The secretary did say that modernization efforts were underway, but that this would take time.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The stalemate over government funding has thrust Patrick Penn of Wichita into the spotlight as deputy under secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services in the Department of Agriculture.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump’s secretary of the interior was Doug Burgum, previously the governor of North Dakota.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The secretary did say that modernization efforts were underway, but that this would take time.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The stalemate over government funding has thrust Patrick Penn of Wichita into the spotlight as deputy under secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services in the Department of Agriculture.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
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Two days before that Election Day, turnout in San Diego County stood at 43%, said Antonia Hutzell, a spokesperson for the county registrar.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Last year, in an effort to bring at least some unofficial results to the county faster, Forlini and the county sheriff offered a program where a deputy and a county clerk employee went to municipalities to pick up the sticks and drive them back to the county elections department in Mount Clemens.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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