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
Trump’s secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has some questionable tattoos of his own.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
His Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said a trade war with China was not sustainable.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 1 May 2025
During his April 16 press conference, the U.S. secretary of health and human services said that people with autism will never pay taxes, hold a job or go on a date.
—Nathan Vinson, People.com, 1 May 2025
And he was even shown the letter by Cardinal Pietro Parolin — the Cardinal Lawrence of the real-life conclave, as the Vatican’s secretary of state and a papal front-runner himself.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
His Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said a trade war with China was not sustainable.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 1 May 2025
During his April 16 press conference, the U.S. secretary of health and human services said that people with autism will never pay taxes, hold a job or go on a date.
—Nathan Vinson, People.com, 1 May 2025
And he was even shown the letter by Cardinal Pietro Parolin — the Cardinal Lawrence of the real-life conclave, as the Vatican’s secretary of state and a papal front-runner himself.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretary
Noun
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Registrar Lock And Auto-Renewal Immediately enable registrar lock and auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration or unauthorized domain transfers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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But some Republican registrars took them as an insult, and at least one, Lisa Amatruda of Woodbury, walked out.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work as a clerk at Costco, and she’s never looked back 1 Comments Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work at Costco in 2022, Perkins shares her journey and life on TikTok, where she's grown a following.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Colorado is fighting Trump administration pressure to help a county election clerk convicted of allowing Trump supporters to access election equipment after his 2020 defeat.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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