Thesaurus results for SECRETARIES

secretaries

noun

plural of secretary

as in clerks

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 In 2024, at least six secretaries of state offices received threatening letters containing suspicious substances, though hazardous material was not found, according to media reports. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 That changed after the 2020 presidential election, when secretaries of state in places such as Arizona, Georgia and Michigan were thrust into battles over election results, certification and false claims of widespread fraud. — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Perhaps a handful of judges would be confirmed, but Cabinet secretaries would face long slogs. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 After work and over breaks for coffee, other secretaries told comparable stories. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the lawmakers, three former Education secretaries and the largest federal employee union are calling for an inspector general investigation into the mass firings made at the department last year. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Hatch Act bars federal employees, including Cabinet secretaries, from using their official authority or influence to affect the result of an election. — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026 PCs should have eliminated secretaries but simultaneously created more work in scheduling, communication and document production, which are now handled by executive assistants. — Andy Schachtel, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Other Treasury secretaries have been involved in political conventions. — Matt Peterson,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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The commission agreed to her recommendation that the guidance tell clerks to encourage law enforcement agents planning to come to the polls to be in plain clothes and not uniforms.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
That analysis is an undercount, since many court clerks don’t clearly label attorney filings on their dockets.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

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Curtis was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors last year after two previous registrars resigned.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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