Synonyms of secretary

secretary

noun

ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē 

as in registrar

an official whose job is to keep records

file your intent to run for office with the city secretary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• registrar
• clerk
• register
• reporter
• archivist
• bookkeeper
• recorder
• scribe
• historian
• chronicler
• transcriptionist
• annalist
• documenter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of secretary

But Andy Burnham’s new education secretary, Lucy Powell, has blamed Gove’s school reforms for Britain’s youth worklessness crisis. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026

Beshear has no authority, secretary of state says The dispute centers on who gets to decide how a vacant Kentucky Senate seat is filled. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

In its push, the secretary of Homeland Security has waived numerous regulations designed to protect the environment, wildlife, archaeological and Native American sites. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The Democratic front-runner is Jocelyn Benson, Michigan's secretary of state since 2019, according to the Cook Political Report. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026