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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 The dismissals at the USPSTF follow a Supreme Court decision in 2025 stating that the secretary of HHS can remove members at will. — C. Joseph Ross Daval, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026 According to a representative of the Department of Peace who spoke with CyberScoop, the leak was in response to ICE activities and promises from DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to increase enforcement actions around the country. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026 Three former Opus Dei vicars in South America and a former regional secretary of its women’s section have been formally accused in the investigation, along with Mariano Fazio, the organization’s second-highest-ranking official. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Polls already rank the defense secretary high among administration officials with particularly low approval ratings. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for secretary

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The Los Angeles County office of the registrar-recorder/county clerk has a vote center locator that includes the wait time to cast your ballot.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Similar letters were sent last weekend to registrars in other counties, including Sacramento, DOJ spokesperson Kiersten Pels said in an email to The Sacramento Bee.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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In August 2023, Bangs offered LaGrone an earlier plea agreement under which he would have been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to a record in the district clerk’s file.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, said that the clerks who didn't comply with the government's demands could face prosecution as well.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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