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

Trump named Adam Telle, a civilian Army Corps of Engineers leader, as acting Army secretary following Dan Driscoll’s departure amid reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

If the secretary determines the criteria have been met, the order directs the department to begin that process. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The health secretary also appeared on national television eating french fries cooked in beef tallow while falsely suggesting that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes more deaths than measles and that the protection from the vaccine wanes. — Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026

Lhamon credits Russlynn Ali, the assistant secretary who preceded her, for making that change. — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026