as in ministerial
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock
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The draft ministerial order, which was published just before the holidays, is part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to cut red tape in the federal government.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Members of the transition are being accused of prioritizing their hold on power, and in some cases negotiate what critics describe as golden parachutes with cash payouts, ministerial appointments and immunity from charges of corruption.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Previous discoveries of cremations in Africa date to pastoral neolithic herders from 3,500 years ago or later food-producing societies with higher population densities, which made the discovery even more unexpected, the researchers said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Ford Complex brings British grandeur to a pastoral Georgia scene thanks to Neo-Gothic architecture inspired by Oxford University’s Christ Church College.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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According to Safavi, Ebrahimi was shot with live ammunition by Iran’s security forces during protests against the clerical regime.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rasmussen was wearing her clerical robes and was thrown to the ground by a sheriff in plainclothes.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Clerkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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