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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 Wes Streeting, whose resignation as health secretary in May helped topple Starmer, took over the defense portfolio. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 Kies was confirmed by the Senate as Treasury’s assistant secretary for tax policy in June 2025, and had been acting IRS chief counsel since November. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Pollard predicted that the Burnham government would pursue additional sanctions against Israel with the support of a Jewish foreign secretary. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Andy Burnham, the UK’s new prime minister, has decided to stick rather than twist with his choice of culture secretary. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for secretary

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Once certified, petitioners then have just over two months to collect and submit the requisite number of signatures to local registrars and ultimately the Secretary of State.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
As an internet domain registrar and web hosting company, GoDaddy bears the risk that CSAM may be hosted on its platform and has the technical ability to disable the website and remove the content.

— Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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The former clerk has also been a vocal defender of Kansas City’s new congressional district, which Republicans redrew last year.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The lawsuit asks a judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission not to distribute its guidance to the roughly 2,000 clerks who run elections at the local level that says voters can't request a new ballot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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