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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 Dickey wields Rosemary’s pack-a-day-for-half-a-century smoker’s cough with glee, and K Callan, who plays the mayor’s elderly secretary and turned 90 in January, gives a devastating monologue in the season finale. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Known as Callirhoe, it was written by a legal secretary named Chariton from Aphrodisias (in modern Turkey) and a romance, set in Syracuse in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian war in the 5th century BCE. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 In a letter to California’s health secretary, the California Hospital Association estimated that 760 unlicensed staffers would lose their jobs as nurses take on their responsibilities. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies at the end of 2025 made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, the HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation report cited efforts to crack down on improper signups. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for secretary

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Dean Logan, the head of the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office, said his office is fighting to contain a wave of election misinformation, including some that is amplified by the White House.

— Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
More voters registered Voter registration was up this year from the last primary, data from the county registrar show.

— Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026

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The city clerk is responsible for maintaining government records while assisting the mayor and City Council with administrative duties inside and outside council meetings.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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