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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
Another clerk fetched the postage stamps from customer service, saving me a trip.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Not just paramedics and EMTs, but teachers, chefs, clerks, you and me.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Wage agreements must be submitted to legislative clerks 10 days in advance of any vote in the House or Senate.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
That deadline came and went with the House clerk not reading any notice of resignation, leading Fernandez to file a resolution to expel Gonzales shortly after.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Not just paramedics and EMTs, but teachers, chefs, clerks, you and me.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Wage agreements must be submitted to legislative clerks 10 days in advance of any vote in the House or Senate.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
That deadline came and went with the House clerk not reading any notice of resignation, leading Fernandez to file a resolution to expel Gonzales shortly after.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Carver had 150 students as of last week, according to Yvonne Spruell, the school’s registrar.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The dispute centered on LAFCO’s actions during the process of verifying the petition signatures, which ultimately reversed the San Diego County registrar of voters office’s initial determination that ACLJ’s petition drive had failed to gather enough valid signatures.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Retired salesman and Air Force veteran Bud Levell, 72, has spent most of his life repairing old radios, machines and anything with wires.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Chiffon cake’s origin story is fascinating, starting with an insurance salesman who moved to Hollywood, and ending in classic capitalism (the inventor ultimately sold his formula to General Mills).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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The parents stressed their problem was with this priest, not with their religion.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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In Colina, Chile, pilgrims on horseback took part in the Quasimodo Feast, a procession held the Sunday following Easter, accompanying priests giving communion to the poor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In 2006, after successive defeats in state and national elections, he was appointed the party’s propaganda secretary, a key role that helps determine the party’s public outlook and messaging.—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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But Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, did indicate an openness to airline mergers in a CNBC interview earlier this month.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Better to stay clean and inconspicuous, like hotel artwork, which was fine for a preacher’s son.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Sight & Sound production in honor of America’s 250th anniversary ths year explores the friendship between firebrand preacher George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, and how Franklin’s resulting recognition of the role of faith changed history.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lula and Sánchez, along with ministers from their cabinets, are meeting at a former royal palace in Barcelona on Friday when they are expected to sign agreements regarding their economies, technology and social policies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan sent its interior minister and military chief to Tehran yesterday.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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The clergyman warns that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran as well as the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive regime in the war’s wake.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The clergyman warned, however, that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran and the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive Tehran government in the war’s wake.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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In 2010 then-primate Nicholas Okoh endorsed the ordination of women as deacons, though only in limited forms of ministry such as service in hospitals or schools.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Still, Jos Valke, a deacon at the church of Wolder in Maaschtrict, described their shock at the discovery.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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