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
Candidates for several races will be decided, including governor and secretary of state.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Dickey wields Rosemary’s pack-a-day-for-half-a-century smoker’s cough with glee, and K Callan, who plays the mayor’s elderly secretary and turned 90 in January, gives a devastating monologue in the season finale.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Craig Williams, who was Sunak's parliamentary private secretary, was one of more than a dozen people charged in the betting scandal over the timing of Britain’s last general election.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
In a letter to California’s health secretary, the California Hospital Association estimated that 760 unlicensed staffers would lose their jobs as nurses take on their responsibilities.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Dickey wields Rosemary’s pack-a-day-for-half-a-century smoker’s cough with glee, and K Callan, who plays the mayor’s elderly secretary and turned 90 in January, gives a devastating monologue in the season finale.
—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Craig Williams, who was Sunak's parliamentary private secretary, was one of more than a dozen people charged in the betting scandal over the timing of Britain’s last general election.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
In a letter to California’s health secretary, the California Hospital Association estimated that 760 unlicensed staffers would lose their jobs as nurses take on their responsibilities.
—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
Noun
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Dean Logan, the head of the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office, said his office is fighting to contain a wave of election misinformation, including some that is amplified by the White House.
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More voters registered Voter registration was up this year from the last primary, data from the county registrar show.
Noun
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The city clerk is responsible for maintaining government records while assisting the mayor and City Council with administrative duties inside and outside council meetings.
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The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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