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
Acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, Betsy Fox Tolentino, spoke with The Baltimore Sun to discuss the Youth Charging Reform Act.
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Katharine Wilson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
Coast Guard officials have privately raised concerns about some of the secretary’s directives and use of Coast Guard resources to service her priorities, the sources said.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
European leaders voiced relief over a reassuring speech by the US secretary of state, but nevertheless warned that the transatlantic relationship had irreparably fractured.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Texas secretary of state’s office, which assists counties in managing elections, has not yet issued a prediction on likely turnout statewide for the primary.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Katharine Wilson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
Coast Guard officials have privately raised concerns about some of the secretary’s directives and use of Coast Guard resources to service her priorities, the sources said.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
European leaders voiced relief over a reassuring speech by the US secretary of state, but nevertheless warned that the transatlantic relationship had irreparably fractured.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Texas secretary of state’s office, which assists counties in managing elections, has not yet issued a prediction on likely turnout statewide for the primary.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
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Mayne, the registrar at the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove, and Debbie Fandrei, the museum’s director and the other historian, began a search of dozens of contemporaneous sources, including the News-Sun.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 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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The DuPage County clerk was given a court order to take Brown's name off the ballot for not having enough signatures.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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That included a contract with a former clerk to help with the name verification process for the public safety training center referendum brought by critics in an attempt to halt the process.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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