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
Yet no former secretary of state has been more vehemently criticized, most notably for sins of omission and commission in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile and East Timor.
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
In one Senate session this week, Mitch McConnell, the committee chairman (and former majority leader), confronted Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, with the same moral and strategic clarity that guides Bacon.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
In 2009, Janet Napolitano, President Obama’s homeland security secretary, announced a study of right-wing violence like the Oklahoma City terror bombing.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The trustees are made up of six people — the Treasury secretary serves as managing trustee, alongside the secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the commissioner of Social Security.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
In one Senate session this week, Mitch McConnell, the committee chairman (and former majority leader), confronted Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, with the same moral and strategic clarity that guides Bacon.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
In 2009, Janet Napolitano, President Obama’s homeland security secretary, announced a study of right-wing violence like the Oklahoma City terror bombing.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
The trustees are made up of six people — the Treasury secretary serves as managing trustee, alongside the secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the commissioner of Social Security.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
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The lawsuit said the Justice Department received a complaint from a family member of a non-citizen in Orange County who had allegedly received an unsolicited mail ballot from the county registrar, despite their citizenship status.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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The county filed a complaint in April 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,
12 June 2025
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After the vote, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, forced Senate clerks to read the entire 940-page bill rather than customarily waiving that chore.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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After nearly 16 hours, the Senate clerks concluded their reading of the bill on the floor, starting the clock on debate.—
Kaia Hubbard
June 29,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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