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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
During the probe, investigators discovered clerks working for several tag agencies illegally accessed drivers’ personal and confidential information from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
The president has gone back and forth with Polis over the prosecution of former elections clerk Tina Peters in Colorado, with the governor resisting the president’s calls to release her.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2026
If that’s the case, courthouse clerks can often help find and upload records.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Within seconds of clerk Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki greeting him, the customer takes out a gun.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
The president has gone back and forth with Polis over the prosecution of former elections clerk Tina Peters in Colorado, with the governor resisting the president’s calls to release her.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2026
If that’s the case, courthouse clerks can often help find and upload records.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Within seconds of clerk Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki greeting him, the customer takes out a gun.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Mayne, the registrar at the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove, and Debbie Fandrei, the museum’s director and the other historian, began a search of dozens of contemporaneous sources, including the News-Sun.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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One day a vacuum salesman came to my door.—
Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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Rick Dial, who played a small-town radio reporter in the film, was actually a local furniture salesman.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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In January, 31 priests submitted a dubia — or formal request for clarification — to the Vatican.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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Marcos’s commanders, confronted with throngs of nuns, priests and ordinary civilians pleading, weeping and kneeling in prayer, refused orders to open fire and clear the streets, and Marcos subsequently fled to exile in Hawaii.—
Keith B. Richburg,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Sullivan said budget estimates show the district could save about $208,000 a day by furloughing district-level administrators, $370,000 by furloughing principals and assistant principals and $101,000 a day by furloughing district secretaries.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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If minutes are not overdone, secretaries should be able to participate in deliberations and promptly have draft minutes available for member review to comply with Civil Code Section 4950(a).—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This Oscar-winning documentary follows the fascinating life of Marjoe Gortner, a former child preacher who returned to the practice as a young adult solely for financial purposes.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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In exchange for the preachers' supplying troops to stage boycotts, the businessmen would give the churches money.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a long post on X, White demanded that Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgium’s health minister, intervene in the case.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The minister also said work was already underway with other southern African countries to manufacture drugs locally and pool resources across borders.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Tutu, the new documentary from Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, 4 Little Girls), is a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the smiling, joyous rebel clergyman who helped end Apartheid.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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The clergyman connected Webster with another church member who was a criminal-defense lawyer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Two thousand people are expected to attend, including numerous religious figures such as bishops, priests and deacons.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Early Christians cited menstruation as the reason for not allowing female deacons or priests.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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