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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Many Salvadorans have lived in the United States for 25 years under Temporary Protected Status, which allows those already in the country to stay with work permits in increments of up to 18 months as long as the Homeland Security secretary deems conditions unsafe for return.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Previous defense secretaries have mainly steered clear of partisan politics and divisive social issues.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The press secretary added that the incident was the direct result of escalating political rhetoric from the Left.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Previous defense secretaries have mainly steered clear of partisan politics and divisive social issues.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The press secretary added that the incident was the direct result of escalating political rhetoric from the Left.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
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Check out the map below, courtesy of the Orange County registrar of voters’ office, to find the nearest vote center or ballot drop box to you for the 2026 primary election.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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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.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many departments, including code enforcement, registrar, the clerk's office, health, tax and finance and assessor's office, are closed due to a power outage.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The convictions included 50 lawyers, as well as court clerks, police officers and sheriff’s deputies.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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