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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
This is an election year for some county commissioners, clerks, treasurers, assessors and coroners in Ada and Canyon counties.
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Idaho Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
Occupations such as construction laborers, janitors, electricians, barbers, and bartenders, may largely be in the clear, whereas accountants, office clerks, customer service reps, and software developers could be the hardest hit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
If clerks or suppliers can’t answer conclusively, that’s a red flag.
—David Kroll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Most went to school administrators and classified school staff, such as clerks, administrative assistants and paraeducators.
—Edsource, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Government libraries, post offices, county clerks and others still provide the service.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Town water department clerks and other workers along with the police department relocated last November to vacant River Forest Elementary after school officials offered to let the town use the school until its complex was built.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors allege the scheme centered on fake robberies designed to help clerks or store owners seek U visas, a form of immigration relief available to certain victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
This month, along with the 16 teachers, the 99 other district employees living in the Chisholm Village included two counselors, family liaisons, security aides and attendance clerks.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
Idaho Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
Occupations such as construction laborers, janitors, electricians, barbers, and bartenders, may largely be in the clear, whereas accountants, office clerks, customer service reps, and software developers could be the hardest hit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
If clerks or suppliers can’t answer conclusively, that’s a red flag.
—David Kroll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Most went to school administrators and classified school staff, such as clerks, administrative assistants and paraeducators.
—Edsource, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Government libraries, post offices, county clerks and others still provide the service.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Town water department clerks and other workers along with the police department relocated last November to vacant River Forest Elementary after school officials offered to let the town use the school until its complex was built.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors allege the scheme centered on fake robberies designed to help clerks or store owners seek U visas, a form of immigration relief available to certain victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
This month, along with the 16 teachers, the 99 other district employees living in the Chisholm Village included two counselors, family liaisons, security aides and attendance clerks.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerks
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And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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The next year, the A-Team members were Elliman’s highest-grossing salesmen.—
James D. Walsh,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
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Or maybe there’s a hint of truth, and not all car salesmen are like that.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Chief among his many complaints was the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences, which had become not only widespread but even mandatory for many priests, in order to generate funds to pay for the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is a historic moment because the Church of England has only allowed women to become priests since 1994 and bishops since 2014.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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The six permanent members are the secretaries of the interior, agriculture and Army; the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, and the administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Dan Salas,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ysursa is one of nine former secretaries of state who filed an amicus brief in federal court, arguing against the administration’s demands for full voter information.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
20 Mar. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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This type of apocalyptic thought has roots in the 19th century, when many American preachers turned toward more literal readings of the Bible.—
Shalom Goldman,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Clerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerks. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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