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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 Jeremy Hunt served as Britain’s foreign secretary from 2018 to 2019 and chancellor of the exchequer from 2022 to 2024. — Jeremy Hunt, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 Sir Clive Alderton will step down as principal private secretary next year, People magazine reported. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Previous secretaries rarely if ever attended events for candidates while defense secretary. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Nicholas Trigila, the employee representative on the panel, then stepped down in June, also citing concerns about the role of the city treasurer as secretary of the commission and the extent of her authority under the city charter. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for secretary

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Coinbase and Its Partner Traced the Operation Coinbase and its partner DarkTower traced the operation's infrastructure to a domain registered through a Hong Kong registrar, just days before the letters began arriving in mailboxes.

— Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
She is survived by her husband, the Democratic registrar of voters in Tolland; their daughters and husbands, Stacey and Steve Papa and Meryl and Bill Baldwin; and grandchildren Kyle, Taylor, Lindsey, Max and Sydney.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

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He would be sentenced to four years of formal probation, according to the clerk’s office.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Trump posted on Truth Social about the former federal appellate court clerk and Princeton University and Harvard Law School graduate.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

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