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Examples of clerical in a Sentence
She spent the summer doing clerical work for a lawyer.
a member of our clerical staff
The mistake was due to a clerical error.
Recent Examples of clerical from the Web
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Volunteer clerical support is needed in Southington.
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These discussions have focused on companies with ties to parties that control Iran’s economy, including the supreme leader, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the clerical establishment, as well as state and military companies.
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Fall 2013 menswear collection, which featured clerical white layers and monkish robes.
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The reasons vary, from failing to file a registration with the Copyright Office, to neglecting to embed the right data in an uploaded track, to an inadvertent clerical error, or even something as basic as a misspelling.
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Speaking at Wednesday's board meeting, Landrieu said the hiring issues outlined by Civil Service amounted to a clerical error.
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The site was zoned as part of a nearby commercial district in which multifamily housing could be built, but opponents have argued that the classification was the result of a clerical error, and it was intended for single-family homes.
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Pyramid Scheme The demonstrations targeted Iran’s political and clerical establishment.
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Today de jure segregation is gone; there are a vast number of non-clerical African-American leaders and role models available; and fighters for racial justice no longer think the color-blind principles of the Declaration are enough.
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First Known Use of clerical
1592
clerical Synonyms
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evangelical (also evangelic), missionary;
apostolic, canonical, diaconal, diocesan, episcopal, papal, patriarchal, pontifical;
churchly, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical;
divine, holy, religious, sacramental;
conventual, mendicant, monastic;
rabbinic (or rabbinical);
Definition of clerical
Examples of clerical in a Sentence
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
First Known Use of clerical
1605
clerical Synonyms
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clergyperson, cleric, clerk, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, priest, reverend;
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churchman, clergyman, father, padre;
clergywoman, deaconess, priestess;
abbot, archbishop, archpriest, bishop, dean, diocesan, monsignor, pope, prelate, presbyter;
abbé, curate, curé, parson, pastor, rector, shepherd, vicar;
evangelist, missionary, missioner, missionizer, revivalist;
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CLERICAL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of clerical for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a clerk or office worker
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: of or relating to members of the clergy
CLERICAL Defined for Kids
Definition of clerical for Students
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: relating to the clergy
- The minister wore his clerical collar.
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: relating to a clerk or office worker
- the clerical staff
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