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
The White House is focused on stabilizing Venezuela's economy through oil sales, the energy secretary said.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
When Fowler arrived at Disney’s Burbank studios, a secretary assigned him an office, gave him keys to a car and asked him to start talking to contractors.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
His secretary of state will meet with Denmark’s and Greenland’s leaders over the issue soon.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Dana Barrett talks about her campaign for secretary of state.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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Brom has held a succession of positions in the county elections office and currently serves as assistant registrar.—
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Local media outlets reported that the registrar said the seminar was cancelled because prior permission was not sought.—
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As part of the deal with McFadden, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of embezzlement by a clerk or agent, along with an enhancement that alleged aggravating circumstances.—
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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