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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
To avoid a conflict of interest, the court clerk is also recused from any administrative tasks related to the case — because the Justice Department is suing the clerk too.
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Carrie Johnson, NPR, 8 July 2025
Example: Anomaly detection could catch a finance AI leaking private data to a clerk.
—Suman Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Davis suspects that action is part of a plot to allow Winfrey to run for a sixth term as clerk.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
One group still falls through the cracks Over 10 years ago, Tennessee passed a law requiring court clerks to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations and other records to the federal gun background system.
—Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Carrie Johnson, NPR, 8 July 2025
Example: Anomaly detection could catch a finance AI leaking private data to a clerk.
—Suman Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Davis suspects that action is part of a plot to allow Winfrey to run for a sixth term as clerk.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
One group still falls through the cracks Over 10 years ago, Tennessee passed a law requiring court clerks to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations and other records to the federal gun background system.
—Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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The registrar plans to complete the initial feedback process in the first week of August, Page said.—
Lillian Ashworth,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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His office would contact the Orange County district attorney or California secretary of state if it is provided evidence of someone illegally registering to vote, the registrar said.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The couple settled in Richmond, Kentucky, where George was employed as a traveling shoe salesman.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Ludvigsen, who was 32 at the time, worked as a bond salesman on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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And, over time, fewer new European priests arrived in Kongo, making translation less necessary.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 July 2025
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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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There are currently 23 residents at Chippewa Falls and 16 residents at Green Bay, said Joey Hoey, the deputy secretary of the WDVA.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Now, Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, are free to execute the layoffs and break up the department’s work among other federal agencies.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Unexpectedly, he's been taking it upon himself to continue quoting verses, stepping into the role of a preacher.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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By my rough count, more than a dozen colleges and universities had their beginnings on or near the Great Wagon Road, simple affairs typically begun by Presbyterian preachers who maintained that Christian education was next to godliness.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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The tumult comes days ahead of the finance minister’s mid-year budget review on July 24 — a key moment for the new government that came to office in January, to present its vision for economic growth.—
Nana Oye Ankrah,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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At least 11 people have been arrested since video of the incident recently went viral on social media, Balochistan’s chief minister Safraz Bugti said.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Born in 1775, Austen grew up in the Hampshire countryside, where her father served as a clergyman in the village of Steventon.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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According to his Instagram profile, Taylor is a seminary student at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, a clergyman, and an Air Force veteran.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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In addition to his leadership and donations to Vanderbilt, Wills' other philanthropic ventures included serving as president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Nashville, president of the Tennessee Historical Society and a deacon and elder at The Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The church may very well have served as a hiding place in the Underground Railroad, given that March Haynes, a deacon of the church, was a known member of the network.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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