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as in registrars
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 salesmen
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priests
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 clerks
These are post offices, clerks of court, libraries, and local government offices.
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
The next election for county officers, which includes roles like sheriffs, county clerks, county attorneys and coroners, is scheduled for November 2026.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Most counties in Kansas have elected county clerks, but the Secretary of State appoints the election commissioner in Kansas’ four largest counties — including Wyandotte and Johnson.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
These include customer-service representatives, clerks, analysts, public-relations specialists, and administrators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
For additional case information, contact the clerks and courts where the case is being handled.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
The process was so dangerous that grocery store clerks would open cans for customers to take home.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
When nurses, grocery clerks, or teachers can’t afford to live nearby, the whole community feels the impact.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Nash inherited the clothing as a teenager and soon discovered that liquor store clerks never carded a nun in nun’s clothing.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
The next election for county officers, which includes roles like sheriffs, county clerks, county attorneys and coroners, is scheduled for November 2026.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Most counties in Kansas have elected county clerks, but the Secretary of State appoints the election commissioner in Kansas’ four largest counties — including Wyandotte and Johnson.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
These include customer-service representatives, clerks, analysts, public-relations specialists, and administrators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
For additional case information, contact the clerks and courts where the case is being handled.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
The process was so dangerous that grocery store clerks would open cans for customers to take home.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
When nurses, grocery clerks, or teachers can’t afford to live nearby, the whole community feels the impact.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Nash inherited the clothing as a teenager and soon discovered that liquor store clerks never carded a nun in nun’s clothing.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerks
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Soon, vacuum salesmen across the country were opening CBD American Shaman shops at dizzying rates.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Farmers exercised a right, a rare sight However, this display, engineered by farmers, suggests a departure from the control elite priests had over the right to worship and build centers for astronomical observation and ritual.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Back in 2018, Delbarton publicly acknowledged that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over the course of three decades, they had been victimized by 13 past or current priests and monks at the school — and by a lay faculty member who is now retired.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought has begun talking to Cabinet secretaries about which agencies would be targeted for layoffs.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her filing was backed by 18 former Federal Reserve officials, Treasury secretaries and other top economic officials who served under presidents from both parties.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Martinez hosted a sermon series with seven different preachers to talk to the congregation about what generosity meant to them, and the fundraiser was included in church announcements and weekly newsletter updates.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Clerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerks. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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