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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
The statute applies to a wide range of public officials — constitutional officers, state’s attorneys, county clerks, public defenders, members of boards of election commissioners, and both current and former state lawmakers.
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Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Any time someone goes to a polling location to vote, and the clerks are unsure if that person can vote, they are given a provisional ballot.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
In November 2022, Caswell officially opened her first Batter shop in downtown Hammond with a team of eight employees — a head baker and seven part-time bakery clerks.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Any payments to the court, like court or license fees, that weren’t made electronically would’ve been given to the court’s accounting clerks, who then set them up for deposit.
—Sofi Zeman
january 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent articles have identified the concerns of Colorado county clerks about possible attacks on our elections in 2026.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
That system was put in place in 2020 through House Bill 453, which took licensing away from circuit clerks' offices and put the transportation cabinet in charge of issuing driver's licenses and personal identification cards, including Real IDs.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
How to ensure a same-day postmark People who want to ensure their mail is postmarked with a specific date should ask USPS clerks at a branch counter to manually place a postmark on the letter or package, a USPS spokeswoman told CBS News.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The most recent complaint against Merriam asserts that clerks have begun leaving Merriam’s staff or declining employment because of concern about mistreatment.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Any time someone goes to a polling location to vote, and the clerks are unsure if that person can vote, they are given a provisional ballot.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
In November 2022, Caswell officially opened her first Batter shop in downtown Hammond with a team of eight employees — a head baker and seven part-time bakery clerks.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Any payments to the court, like court or license fees, that weren’t made electronically would’ve been given to the court’s accounting clerks, who then set them up for deposit.
—Sofi Zeman
january 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent articles have identified the concerns of Colorado county clerks about possible attacks on our elections in 2026.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
That system was put in place in 2020 through House Bill 453, which took licensing away from circuit clerks' offices and put the transportation cabinet in charge of issuing driver's licenses and personal identification cards, including Real IDs.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
How to ensure a same-day postmark People who want to ensure their mail is postmarked with a specific date should ask USPS clerks at a branch counter to manually place a postmark on the letter or package, a USPS spokeswoman told CBS News.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The most recent complaint against Merriam asserts that clerks have begun leaving Merriam’s staff or declining employment because of concern about mistreatment.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 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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Allow customers to find their next ride from the comfort of their own homes via the new Amazon Autos storefront (pushy salesmen not included).—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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The action takes place at a real estate firm where a trainer reveals that only the top two salesmen will keep their jobs by the end of the week.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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Pastors, priests, rabbis, and imams are in the streets, courthouses, and places of worship defending immigrant communities.—
David Ostendorf,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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For nearly a millennia and half, even in the centuries when physicians were beginning to supplant priests in treating the ill, epileptic convulsions (unexpected, frightening, enigmatic) remained the territory of the priest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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But while publicly lauding the diligence of IRS officials is an appropriate move for Treasury secretaries, those officials will need resources, and possibly more colleagues, to maintain it.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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They were joined by five former Treasury secretaries appointed by presidents of both political parties and other former high-ranking economic officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Smith belongs to a generation of preachers who first came to prominence in the aughts.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The Australian Federal Police are also looking into alleged hate preachers as part of their investigation and will execute further search warrants in the coming days, police commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Thursday.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Clerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerks. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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