archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vist 
-ˌkī-
: a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who has spearheaded Senate efforts to advance the ERA, has criticized the archivist's analysis as flawed.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The executive branch doesn't have a direct role in the amendment process, and Biden is not going to order the archivist to certify and publish the ERA, the White House told reporters on a conference call.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Activists gathered outside the National Archives to celebrate President Biden’s statement and call on the archivist to take action.
—Chris Megerian and Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
Imagine a film archivist scouring an underground vault in Burbank or a cave in Butte, Montana, and discovering a few dozen dusty film canisters tucked away in a corner.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The executive branch doesn't have a direct role in the amendment process, and Biden is not going to order the archivist to certify and publish the ERA, the White House told reporters on a conference call.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Activists gathered outside the National Archives to celebrate President Biden’s statement and call on the archivist to take action.
—Chris Megerian and Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
Imagine a film archivist scouring an underground vault in Burbank or a cave in Butte, Montana, and discovering a few dozen dusty film canisters tucked away in a corner.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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