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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
The effort comes during an election year in Dearborn, with candidates running for mayor, clerk and all of the seven council seats.
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Nine people took over the jewelry store near Stockton Boulevard and Orange Avenue in south Sacramento about 1:15 p.m. July 6, pepper spraying a security guard at the door and bullying past customers and clerks with blunt objects to smash display cases and scoop up the jewelry, deputies said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
Jason Yang has been named Ramsey County’s next chief clerk and director of administrative services, an executive leadership role with the county manager’s office.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
This job typically requires a high school diploma and basic computer skills, but many office clerks learn on the fly.
—Sarah Bregel, Parents, 23 July 2025
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Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Nine people took over the jewelry store near Stockton Boulevard and Orange Avenue in south Sacramento about 1:15 p.m. July 6, pepper spraying a security guard at the door and bullying past customers and clerks with blunt objects to smash display cases and scoop up the jewelry, deputies said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
Jason Yang has been named Ramsey County’s next chief clerk and director of administrative services, an executive leadership role with the county manager’s office.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
This job typically requires a high school diploma and basic computer skills, but many office clerks learn on the fly.
—Sarah Bregel, Parents, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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That, Wagner said, is part of why certifying elections takes so long, since local registrars have to validate every signature on mail-in ballots.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Civic engagement rarely begins in a vague email or at the registrar’s office.—
Rhea Maniar,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The salesman told onlookers about a woman whose husband put the peeler in the garbage disposal.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The salesman informed me, sotto voce, that this guitar was a special order, crafted from aged wood, for Paul Simon.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The nurse called the priest to do an exorcism on the house and bless the nurse and her roommate.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration had faced pressure to release Go, the daughter of an Episcopal priest, from religious groups and at least one lawmaker from within the president’s own party.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Among the Republican senators who voted to confirm her included then-Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, who is now Trump’s vice president, and then-Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who is now Trump’s secretary of state.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
3 Aug. 2025
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The federal prosecutor who negotiated the deal, Alex Acosta, became the secretary of Labor in Trump's first administration, but resigned after fallout from a 2018 Miami Herald investigation that revealed Acosta's role in the deal.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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One example is the popular itinerant preacher known as the Public Universal Friend.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The 83-year-old was a preacher of 55 years from Kansas City, Mo., who rarely appeared without a suit and one of his many beloved ties.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Doria Medina, a former planning minister, has led the polls since June, with Quiroga trailing closely behind.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The movie featured Tom Hollander as clergyman Mr. Collins, a cousin of Mr. Bennet’s who is set to inherit the family’s rural estate since the Bennets have no sons.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Afterward, the senior cardinal deacon will announce the new pope from the balcony of St. Peter's.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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