CLERKLY Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

clerkly

adjective

ˈklər-klē

Definition of clerkly

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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His comments follow a World Bank’s assessment urging Pretoria to scrap ministerial approval requirements that have throttled the competitiveness of industrial parks within South Africa’s SEZs.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
Yet the latest prime ministerial switch raises a fundamental question not just for Britain’s political future, but for that of other major European countries such as France and Germany.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026

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Rodeos in rural Australia are more modest affairs, with distinct cultural origins rooted in pastoral stations and country towns.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Melinda Moore, a psychology professor at Eastern Kentucky University, noted that most clergy and faith leaders receive little or no training in pastoral care for those who are suicidal or suicide-bereaved.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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In the public notice announcing the ship’s passengers, Joseph Shiers was transformed into Joseph Shires—perhaps a clerical error, perhaps a hint of his tendency toward reinvention.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
This swept away Iran’s monarchy and birthed a state that is part theocracy, part republic, with a handful of semi-democratic institutions swaddled by a system that is ultimately clerical.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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