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

More than just the wife of President John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams, who became secretary of state during his parents’ lifetime and then the nation’s sixth president, Abigail was a remarkable figure in her own right. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Charles’ then-private secretary, Sir Michael Peat, subsequently issued a statement refuting the accusations. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2026

Three hours after Thomas Jefferson died at his Monticello home on July 4, 1826, his personal secretary, Nicholas Trist, snipped a lock of the Founder’s gray hair, still faintly reddish blond. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

Aid appears to have been more forthcoming under the leadership of the new Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, who replaced Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security (which includes FEMA ) earlier this year. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026