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as in registrar
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 salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
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 clerk
The killer also admitted to killing Christopher Boggs, a convenience store clerk in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
About 35 minutes down the road, Mahdi stopped at a gas station in Columbia, S.C., where a store clerk became suspicious of him.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
One morning, the police arrive to arrest a man named Josef K. Josef K is an ordinary bank clerk with little to distinguish himself.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In its second phase, the website will host career pathways for 30 job titles, including wholesale sales representatives, security guards, shipping and inventory clerks and even human resources specialists.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
About 35 minutes down the road, Mahdi stopped at a gas station in Columbia, S.C., where a store clerk became suspicious of him.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
One morning, the police arrive to arrest a man named Josef K. Josef K is an ordinary bank clerk with little to distinguish himself.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In its second phase, the website will host career pathways for 30 job titles, including wholesale sales representatives, security guards, shipping and inventory clerks and even human resources specialists.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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But some Republican registrars took them as an insult, and at least one, Lisa Amatruda of Woodbury, walked out.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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Common registrars include Namecheap, GoDaddy, Dynadot, and Squarespace Domains LLC.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Selonia and Reginald Reed Sr. Reggie Reed Jr. Selonia and Reginald, who was a Marine and later a car salesman, met during their high school years.—
Vladimir Duthiers, Paul LaRosa,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2025
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When addressing board members, leadership is essentially a salesman tasked with promoting cybersecurity initiatives.—
Dewayne Hart,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis rose through the ranks as a Jesuit priest in his home country of Argentina.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Following in the footsteps of his older brother Brian, Farrell entered the Legionaries of Christ congregation in 1966 and was ordained a priest in 1978 in Rome.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Linda McMahon, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, said the federal government will resume involuntary collections for borrowers in default on May 5.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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It was updated in 2004 — in an agreement signed by Colin Powell, the U.S. secretary of state, and Per Stig Møller.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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But while the Gemstones themselves have embraced Kelvin and his coming out, the rest of the world — particularly rival preacher Vance Simkins (Stephen Dorff), Kelvin’s competition for the ridiculous title of Top Christ-Following Man — is more critical.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Preacher Boy shows off his heavenly voice and affinity for jazz music, but his father, an actual preacher, rebukes the genre as the devil’s music, like most good Christians did back then.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ong, 79, is scheduled to plead guilty next week to charges related to the offences of former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted in October of breaking the law for receiving gifts from the businessman.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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She was born near Pittsburgh, the daughter of a minister.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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If clergymen are defrocked and lawyers are disbarred, then alcoholics are delivered, hairdressers are distressed, and pornographers are deluded.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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Dixon, an administrator with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and a deacon at Second Baptist Church, is seeking a third term.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Peter & Paul parishioners say are flatly false, including an unfounded claim that the deacon has a criminal record and was once sentenced to 30 days in jail.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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