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secretary

noun

ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē

Definition of secretary

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 In her retirement, Taylor is serving as secretary-treasurer for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Retiree Chapter 1184. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Timothy Westlake, who was nominated to serve as assistant secretary for mental health and substance use at the Department of Health and Human Services, was also advanced out of committee on the same en bloc vote. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 Becerra is the former secretary of health and human services under Joe Biden, and former attorney general of California. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 The state’s former education secretary, James Peyser, reviewed the competency requirements at more than 50 school districts that replaced the MCAS graduation requirement. — Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for secretary

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Si, Slovenia's domain registrar, denies any wrongdoing, Snopes reports.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
As the registrar of voters for this Northern California community, Curtis was both election administrator and candidate this summer.

— Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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Lennon, the Boone County clerk, predicted that there will be uncertainty as to whether the election winners can even be seated in Congress; surely, there will be litigation to that end.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
As recently as fall 2023, the stepmother ran into Laura Hamilton, who was working as a clerk at a Dollar Tree in town, and Hamilton indicated that Kari Siira still lived in her home under her care, according to court records.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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