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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 secretaries
Previous defense secretaries have mainly steered clear of partisan politics and divisive social issues.
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Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The president, the vice president, the speaker of the House, the presidential line of succession, all in the same room, surrounded by hundreds more members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, the Washington press corps.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent secretaries of state have played central roles in debates over election administration.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The president has fired two Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks — former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — after public scandals garnered considerable media coverage.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
If confirmed, Warsh will make $253,100 a year, the salary of top-level political appointees such as cabinet secretaries and agency heads.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The young Xi became one of only three private secretaries to the defense minister, an old comrade of his father’s called Geng Biao.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The president, the vice president, the speaker of the House, the presidential line of succession, all in the same room, surrounded by hundreds more members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, the Washington press corps.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent secretaries of state have played central roles in debates over election administration.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The president has fired two Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks — former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — after public scandals garnered considerable media coverage.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
If confirmed, Warsh will make $253,100 a year, the salary of top-level political appointees such as cabinet secretaries and agency heads.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The young Xi became one of only three private secretaries to the defense minister, an old comrade of his father’s called Geng Biao.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secretaries
Noun
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In a memo to the state's county clerks and registrars, Weber said official certification would happen in June for the November 3 general election ballot.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Alito, 76, has been hiring clerks for next term and intends to continue serving into at least 2027, the sources who have spoken to Alito told ABC.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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In a memo to the state's county clerks and registrars, Weber said official certification would happen in June for the November 3 general election ballot.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Secretaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretaries. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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