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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In their 3 1/2-minute set, Brill played a director looking to cast a movie and Mitzi is his secretary and then three women — an aspiring starlet, a stage mom and a Method actor — who want to audition.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
On Sunday, King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s approval was read to her by the secretary of the House of Representatives at Pheu Thai headquarters in the capital Bangkok.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
Past recipients include great figures in the world of art and entertainment, the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team, and two double recipients: the late U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and Colin Powell, the former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who died in 2021.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
In select states partnering with the federal government, the secretary of state or department of motor vehicles may check your car or truck against recall information and alert you separately about an outstanding safety issue.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
On Sunday, King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s approval was read to her by the secretary of the House of Representatives at Pheu Thai headquarters in the capital Bangkok.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
Past recipients include great figures in the world of art and entertainment, the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team, and two double recipients: the late U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and Colin Powell, the former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who died in 2021.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
In select states partnering with the federal government, the secretary of state or department of motor vehicles may check your car or truck against recall information and alert you separately about an outstanding safety issue.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secretary. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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