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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
His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
20 June 2026
The Apartment is a daring dissection of toxicity in the story of an insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) who lets his co-workers use his apartment to support their infidelity.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The former court clerk whose misconduct helped overturn Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction is now asking a federal judge to toss his $600,000 lawsuit against her.
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Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Law schools often push students to work for the federal courts, in prestigious jobs as interns or clerks.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
20 June 2026
The Apartment is a daring dissection of toxicity in the story of an insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) who lets his co-workers use his apartment to support their infidelity.
—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The former court clerk whose misconduct helped overturn Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction is now asking a federal judge to toss his $600,000 lawsuit against her.
—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Law schools often push students to work for the federal courts, in prestigious jobs as interns or clerks.
—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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More voters registered Voter registration was up this year from the last primary, data from the county registrar show.
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In Los Angeles County, turnout jumped from 28% of eligible voters in the 2022 primary to 38% this June, according to the county registrar.
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The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published.
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Pughsley, one of the last old-school American bookies, with a salesman’s knack for generating business and a website that was ahead of its time, was going down, and the people around him were, too.
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Watching from the crowd was Father Taras Naumenko, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest, one of Tryzub's team chaplains and a passionate soccer goalie.
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Morelia is named after José María Morelos, a revolutionary priest and key leader of the Mexican War of Independence.
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Lowther-Pinkerton is a former SAS soldier and equerry to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who served as Prince William and Prince Harry's full-time principal private secretary from 2005 to 2013, plus a year of part-time service in the role after.
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Biddle has been with MDOT since 2023, served as acting secretary in 2025, and has two decades of experience, serving in both the public and private sectors of the transportation industry.
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The librarian, in turn, accused the preacher of book theft.
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Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
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On this year’s Jerusalem Day — a May 14 holiday that commemorates the capture of east Jerusalem by Israeli forces in 1967 — Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister, waved an Israeli flag in front of the Dome of the Rock, as seen in a video released by his office.
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Robin, our hero, is the son of a country clergyman.
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The trio of vicars starts with James Norton as Sidney Chambers, the doe-eyed clergyman with a taste for cool jazz and clever women.
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The research in the Diocese of Saginaw reviewed allegations against 37 priests and one deacon, 30 of whom are known or presumed to be dead.
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When there’s a big medical bill, the deacon, or maybe some sort of committee, a small committee within the church, try to pull some funds together to pay for it.
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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