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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Adjective
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But a final decision to proceed and commit to the mission will not be made before the space agency's ministerial meeting in November.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025 -
Today, Dassault hopes to cash in its experience chips for VORTEX, which has received €30 million (US$35 million) from the French Ministry of Armed Forces, with hopes for more support from ESA later this year after the agency's ministerial meeting in November.—
David Szondy
June 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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On the one hand, the World Bank is supporting stronger pastoral systems, which are diverse and regenerative.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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These attitudes extended to pastoral leadership as well.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Now, different South Carolina officials and agencies are pointing fingers at each other over what appear to have been two clerical errors that led to gaps in Dickey's record.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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Though Guidepost’s report and court filings in Hunt’s case referred to Womack with a pseudonym, a momentary clerical error left her name unredacted in a court document.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Clerkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkly. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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