clerks

noun

Definition of clerksnext
plural of clerk
1
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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2
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 Platt along with his department heads, city planners and office clerks worked alongside the snow removal pros in the public works department with an aggressive attack that’s common in many northern cities, but which was unheard of in Kansas City a few years ago. — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 Because the robbers were wearing masks, the store clerks also couldn’t conclusively identify Knight or any other accomplices. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 Now, the conspiracy includes clerks of the Lenawee County Circuit Court, who, Plaintiff alleges, conspired with the undersigned counsel to delay the filing of Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration. — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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  1. priests
  2. secretaries
  3. preachers
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  • By now Francis' annual Christmas address to the priests, bishops and cardinals who work in the Vatican Curia has become a lesson in humility — and humiliation — as Francis offers a public dressing down of some of the sins in the workplace at the headquarters of the Catholic Church.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And Russian attacks on Ukrainian places of worship and priests continue through the holiest days on the Christian calendar, according to the World Council of Churches.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • This reasoning should imply, at the least, careful scrutiny of those in charge of public forces, particularly of the secretaries of homeland security and of defense, the attorney general and the director of the FBI.
    — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The work a transition team does could be impacted by whether or not the incoming department secretaries have a lot of experience in the field, Lenkowsky said.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • In the past year, news stories and a Hulu documentary have focused on the sect's predator preachers and the leaders who enabled them.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Salafi preachers have had some success dissuading would-be suicide bombers this way, embedding the Quran’s arguments against violence into interpretations of how to defend Islam.
    — Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2019
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