Synonyms of secretary

secretary

noun

ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē 

as in registrar

an official whose job is to keep records

file your intent to run for office with the city secretary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• registrar
• clerk
• register
• reporter
• archivist
• bookkeeper
• recorder
• scribe
• historian
• chronicler
• transcriptionist
• annalist
• documenter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of secretary

Four Foster Friends officers, including Love’s son Christopher Jackson, are also listed as chamber officers, according to filings with the California secretary of state earlier this year. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Democrat secretary of state nominee Penny Brown Reynolds is at 43%, compared with 42% for Republican Tim Fleming. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The defense secretary warned that financial transactions on prediction markets could expose sensitive military movements to foreign adversaries and endanger American troops. — James Laporta, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

And to David Hayes, who served as deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior during the Obama administration, this suggests that financing hamstrung the project even more than red tape. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026