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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The secretary pointed to the administration’s efforts to expel gang members of MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, who were first housed in the Guantánamo Bay prison before being transferred to Venezuela and El Salvador.
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
By 1974, James was busy raising his 2-year-old daughter in Philadelphia with his first wife, Connie, while Eileen was in San Bernardino working as a secretary for the local school district.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And the revisions worked, Miguel Cardona, Biden’s education secretary, told USA TODAY in January.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
The suit also highlights other public statements that have been made by Trump’s surrogates, including his Homeland Security secretary, and political allies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
By 1974, James was busy raising his 2-year-old daughter in Philadelphia with his first wife, Connie, while Eileen was in San Bernardino working as a secretary for the local school district.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And the revisions worked, Miguel Cardona, Biden’s education secretary, told USA TODAY in January.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
The suit also highlights other public statements that have been made by Trump’s surrogates, including his Homeland Security secretary, and political allies.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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