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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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Recent Examples of clerk
Hauksbee the Younger was an instrument maker and science lecturer who became the society’s housekeeper and clerk.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Their agreeing to interfere came right after Trump spoke by phone with Alito, ostensibly about an applicant for an agency general counsel position that had been an Alito clerk.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
His only exceptions were clerks, postmasters and enlisted personnel in the military.
—Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Postal service clerks, executive secretaries, and payroll staff top the list of shrinking roles, with changes driven by factors including (but not limited to) AI adoption.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Their agreeing to interfere came right after Trump spoke by phone with Alito, ostensibly about an applicant for an agency general counsel position that had been an Alito clerk.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
His only exceptions were clerks, postmasters and enlisted personnel in the military.
—Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Postal service clerks, executive secretaries, and payroll staff top the list of shrinking roles, with changes driven by factors including (but not limited to) AI adoption.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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These expenses primarily consisted of audit fees, stock and registrar fees, and other professional fees.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
5 Dec. 2024
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The county registrar of voters certified the election results on Tuesday, and the OC Board of Supervisors officially received and filed the results on Wednesday, Dec. 4.—
Destiny Torres,
Orange County Register,
5 Dec. 2024
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The Boston Globe reported on a patrol boat crew that consisted of a newspaper photographer, an artist, a salesman, a garage mechanic and a butler.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Jung-bae barely registers in season one, however, as an increasingly desperate Gi-hun takes an enigmatic salesman (Gong Yoo) up on an offer to earn real money playing in the Squid Game, leaving his world behind.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
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Despite the fall, Francis held five meetings on Thursday according to the Vatican, including with Alvaro Lario, the President of the International Fund of Agricultural Development, and priests from an Argentine college based in Rome.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Visitation for a retired priest of the Chicago Archdiocese who died last week will take place at Kurtz Memorial Chapel on Friday, according to the archdiocese.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Senate confirmation hearings for several of Trump’s Cabinet nominees were also disheartening, particularly the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing for Pete Hegseth to be the secretary of defense.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is most likely to come up as Rubio embarks on his first official visit to the region as secretary of state next week.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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The family later moved to Tulsa, Okla., where his father became a preacher and his mother, Joyce (Schott) Ray, managed the home.—
Clay Risen,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Bruer, 67, had served in at least 22 states and territories and seven countries since 1976, according to a timeline compiled by Pam Walton, a former member who has used historical records and photographs to track the movements of predatory preachers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2024
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Israel’s defense minister told the military to prevent mass celebrations in the West Bank as Palestinian prisoners are released.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Yoon earlier ignored several requests to appear for questioning and remained in his presidential residence in Seoul, though his defense minister, police chief and several top military commanders had already been arrested over their roles in the enforcement of martial law.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Most songs concern a protagonist who pursued a career as a clergyman despite a lack of faith.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2005, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the leading Shiite clergyman, was forced to mediate between rival Shiite groups amid a deadly Sunni insurgency.—
Ranj Alaaldin,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Sep. 2018
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Days before the election, church deacons voted to oust their pastor for finally supporting the admission of a Black worshiper.—
Bill Marsh,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Because everyone under the Roman Empire’s rule was heading to their villages of origin for the count, inns along the way were at capacity, says Bob Solis, a Catholic deacon who came from the Phoenix area to volunteer at the posada.—
Whitney Eulich,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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