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secretary

noun

ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē

Definition of secretary

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 Caitríona Balfe co-stars as expedition secretary Jill Henderson. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 The treasury secretary, however, stopped short of specifically pointing the finger at any of Iran’s would-be-accomplices. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 And Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme Security Council, suggested that the economic pressure could shut down oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, a threat that would ripple through global energy markets. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 There was a standing ovation in a Black church in South Carolina when Buttigieg was credited for helping bring millions of federal dollars to the area for a project as President Joe Biden’s transportation secretary. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for secretary

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Coinbase and Its Partner Traced the Operation Coinbase and its partner DarkTower traced the operation's infrastructure to a domain registered through a Hong Kong registrar, just days before the letters began arriving in mailboxes.

— Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
She is survived by her husband, the Democratic registrar of voters in Tolland; their daughters and husbands, Stacey and Steve Papa and Meryl and Bill Baldwin; and grandchildren Kyle, Taylor, Lindsey, Max and Sydney.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

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He would be sentenced to four years of formal probation, according to the clerk’s office.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Trump posted on Truth Social about the former federal appellate court clerk and Princeton University and Harvard Law School graduate.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

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