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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk
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as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants
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Read Next National Lottery player takes clerk’s advice and wins big prize with new game in Maryland
February 13, 2025 3:14 PM
This story was originally published February 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM.
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Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
According to an indictment obtained by USA TODAY, from March 2021 to July 2023, Shannon was an employee at the USPS as a mail processing clerk at a distribution center in Charlotte.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
During the meeting, the board voted on officer roles including chair, vice chair/clerk, and treasurer.
—Jacqueline Devine, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The robbery occurred about 7:15 p.m. when a man with a pistol took about $60 from Richard Caldwell, 22, the 7-Eleven clerk.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
According to an indictment obtained by USA TODAY, from March 2021 to July 2023, Shannon was an employee at the USPS as a mail processing clerk at a distribution center in Charlotte.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
During the meeting, the board voted on officer roles including chair, vice chair/clerk, and treasurer.
—Jacqueline Devine, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The robbery occurred about 7:15 p.m. when a man with a pistol took about $60 from Richard Caldwell, 22, the 7-Eleven clerk.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Find Out the Unique Name She Chose Off a Grave According to the German Personal Status Act, however, registrars must register the name and the gender of the child in the birth register, the Library of Congress Blogs reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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California law requires that ballots be counted as long as they are postmarked by election day and arrive at the registrar’s office within a week of the election.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov. 2024
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Her father was a salesman and her mother was a homemaker.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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That night, Jamison sat courtside in his home arena, wearing a dark brown suit worthy of a top insurance salesman.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Within the faith there’s no real hierarchy; there are no popes, priests or clergy.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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In an interview with Vatican News, the Rev. Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the Church of the Holy Family, the only Roman Catholic church in Gaza, says Pope Francis has called from the hospital at 8 p.m. Gaza time every night.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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The secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, told Gov. Kathy Hochul in a letter that the Trump administration planned to rescind federal approval of the tolling program, which was granted by the Biden administration two weeks after the November election.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rekha Gupta, a 50-year-old former general secretary of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata party, was appointed as chief minister in the state of New Delhi, according to an announcement by party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Each celebrates a matriarch who was present at the Sunday dinners of Hall’s childhood, including her maternal grandmother, Celestine, to a close family friend, Miss Sally, to the preacher’s wife, Mrs. Brooks.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s also Anthony Perkins as a madman in a preacher’s robe who is obsessed with China Blue.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Chile's interior minister Carolina Toha said the outage was caused by a transmission line failure in the country's north, ruling out a cyber attack as a cause.—
Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Canada's trade minister, Mary Ng, addressed the issue during an interview with Bloomberg TV, emphasizing that tariffs would also be harmful to American consumers.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, a British clergyman who is the dean of the College of Cardinals at the Vatican.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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The occasion marked the halfway point between the winter and spring equinoxes, with clergymen blessing used candles and handing them out to locals every February 2.—
Rachel Dobkin,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Declining giving and church attendance are a national phenomenon, but some on the board of deacons saw it as an existential threat.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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There were rabbis, imams, bishops and deacons from across the city, reflecting the diversity of the victims and New Orleans.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
6 Jan. 2025
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