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[sek-ri-ter-ee] / ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i /




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Come Friday, county election commissioners for all of Mississippi’s 82 counties have to submit their certified election results to the secretary of state’s office.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Vance sent a letter in October to Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei, the hard-line secretary of Iran’s top security body, asking for a meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The 80-year-old raised eyebrows when he publicly asked Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White to be his new press secretary -- then claimed he was just joking.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the agreement was "a magnificent victory" for health visitors.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

A secretary typed and filed messages, but the code breaking was up to Elizebeth.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

On Monday he asked "ministers, secretaries and the highest state authorities who hold positions of trust to submit their resignations."

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

It was the third night of an annual conference for secretaries of state, drawing participants from red and blue states.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

But there were also 961,610 “medical secretaries and administrative assistants.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

To do that work, the state plans to add as many as four deputy attorneys general, a legal analyst and three legal secretaries, according to a legislative analyst’s report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

C.P. stood on his side of the street watching the other man’s back until he disappeared into the noontime crowds of businessmen, shoppers, and secretaries along Main Street.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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