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
Jeff Castle was elected as party secretary.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Some prominent labor unions, including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, backed Chavez-DeRemer, who is a daughter of a Teamster, for Labor secretary.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Mayor Gary Hulsey was trying to kick Ashton out of the secretary’s office, according to the report.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Some prominent labor unions, including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, backed Chavez-DeRemer, who is a daughter of a Teamster, for Labor secretary.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Mayor Gary Hulsey was trying to kick Ashton out of the secretary’s office, according to the report.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
Noun
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Carver had 150 students as of last week, according to Yvonne Spruell, the school’s registrar.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The dispute centered on LAFCO’s actions during the process of verifying the petition signatures, which ultimately reversed the San Diego County registrar of voters office’s initial determination that ACLJ’s petition drive had failed to gather enough valid signatures.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The clerk then agreed not to exclude particular groups from the pool.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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In a letter to the clerk's office, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon requested election records, including all ballots, envelopes and receipts.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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