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
President Donald Trump selected RFK Jr. as the country's HHS secretary in November.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Sevigny played Patrick Bateman’s secretary, Jean, in the 2000 satire, directed by Mary Harron.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
The agreement was locked today by the UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy, who is on a three-day tour of India, alongside Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Minister for Culture and Tourism.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Waltz will temporarily be replaced by Marco Rubio, who already has three other jobs: secretary of state, national archivist and acting administrator for the United States Agency for International Development.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Sevigny played Patrick Bateman’s secretary, Jean, in the 2000 satire, directed by Mary Harron.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
The agreement was locked today by the UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy, who is on a three-day tour of India, alongside Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Minister for Culture and Tourism.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 May 2025
Waltz will temporarily be replaced by Marco Rubio, who already has three other jobs: secretary of state, national archivist and acting administrator for the United States Agency for International Development.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
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Representatives of the registrar of voters office did not respond to the La Jolla Light’s request for comment.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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The county filed the complaint last month with the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center against Pope and the registrar, NameCheap Inc., of Phoenix.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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Court documents suggest Dugan was alerted to the agents' presence by her clerk, who was informed by an attorney that the agents appeared to be in the hallway.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
13 May 2025
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The ‘Appellate Guru’: Alexandra A.E. Shapiro Founding partner of New York firm Shapiro Arato Bach, Shapiro began her legal career more than 30 years ago serving as one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first clerks.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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