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
Then in 1977, President Jimmy Carter's wife, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the first lady keeping her offices in the wing, alongside the social secretary.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan said Sunday that initial public offerings had raised nearly 150 billion Hong Kong dollars so far this year, ranking top globally.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Invoking data privacy laws, Kelly and Laura Howard, her secretary for the Department of Children and Families,, have argued the state has a legal obligation to protect SNAP beneficiaries’ personal data from unauthorized disclosure.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Why the president and HHS secretary are concentrating their efforts on this extremely common pain reliever and fever reducer is unclear and neither has cited much high-quality evidence for these claims.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan said Sunday that initial public offerings had raised nearly 150 billion Hong Kong dollars so far this year, ranking top globally.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Invoking data privacy laws, Kelly and Laura Howard, her secretary for the Department of Children and Families,, have argued the state has a legal obligation to protect SNAP beneficiaries’ personal data from unauthorized disclosure.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Why the president and HHS secretary are concentrating their efforts on this extremely common pain reliever and fever reducer is unclear and neither has cited much high-quality evidence for these claims.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
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However, the registrar of voters office said in March that the group fell 1,027 short of the number required because of signatures determined to be invalid or in need of information such as a date or an address.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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For families with online businesses, losing credentials to the website, registrar, email, commerce platform, accounting tools, or payment processors can interrupt revenue, create compliance risk, and jeopardize continuity.—
Jamie Hopkins,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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That developed into work as a sports agate clerk – editing and coding the different box scores for print on our ‘Scoreboard’ page at the time.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The process went smoothly enough for Daria, except for the moment when the clerk in the internet café paused at her middle name while reviewing her paperwork.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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