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secretary

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of secretary

an official whose job is to keep records

  • file your intent to run for office with the city secretary
Synonyms of secretary

clerk, register, registrar, scribe
Words Related to secretary

archivist, bookkeeper, recorder, reporter, transcriptionist

annalist, chronicler, documenter, historian

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