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 Directing cabinet secretaries and agencies to defeat inflation. Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025 By and large, Republicans have coalesced around Trump’s Cabinet appointees such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who was nominated to be the next secretary of state. Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025 Confirmation Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Jan. 14, 2025. Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025 The appeals panel found that a defense secretary has the power to prevent a war court overseer from negotiating a plea deal as a general principle, just not retroactively. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for secretary 

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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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