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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
When Burnett was a senior at McGavock High School, her boyfriend's father — Metro Council Member Mansfield Douglas III, a close friend of Tennessean editor John Seigenthaler — told her the newsroom was looking for copy clerks.
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Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
These are post offices, clerks of court, libraries, and local government offices.
—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
Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
These are post offices, clerks of court, libraries, and local government offices.
—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
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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The teachings of the two traditions align on many major issues, but the Catholic Church does not ordain women and generally does not allow priests to marry.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The state visit concluded with King Charles attending a reception at the Pontifical Beda College, a seminary which trains priests from across the Commonwealth.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s Cabinet secretaries at the time resisted wholesale cuts, and few of the plans reached fruition.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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Even the secretaries who may not be leading contenders in 2028 have seen Trump personally praise them.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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While preachers preached, D’Angelo learned ministry from the choir stand, leading the flock to epiphany one measure at a time.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 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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“Clerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerks. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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