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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Kennedy appears combative during testimony The three-hour hearing quickly became combative as Kennedy defended his time as HHS secretary amid a flurry of questions on his staffing shakeups, vaccine changes and other issues.
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Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
In Wisconsin, the secretary of state is responsible for recording acts of the governor, affixing the great seal, keeping custody of state records, laws, books and more.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy’s time as HHS secretary has been marred with controversy.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The letter said the secretary's personnel decisions and policy moves had eroded scientific integrity and threatened the safety of the HHS workforce, raising immediate questions about the capacity of the CDC and other agencies to carry out public-health missions.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
In Wisconsin, the secretary of state is responsible for recording acts of the governor, affixing the great seal, keeping custody of state records, laws, books and more.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy’s time as HHS secretary has been marred with controversy.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The letter said the secretary's personnel decisions and policy moves had eroded scientific integrity and threatened the safety of the HHS workforce, raising immediate questions about the capacity of the CDC and other agencies to carry out public-health missions.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
Noun
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Leaders should resist the temptation to over-engineer registrar platforms simply to appear innovative.—
Sammy Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, Riverside County’s registrar estimates the cost to be between $15 and $16 million.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
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The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Finally, in December 2024, a robber pulled into a 7-Eleven parking lot in American Canyon, pulled a gun on the clerk and left with $58,624 from the safe, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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