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1
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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2
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
- the clerk suggested a different brand
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3
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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- abbot,
- archbishop,
- archpriest,
- bishop,
- dean,
- diocesan,
- monsignor,
- pope,
- prelate,
- presbyter
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