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clerk
A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts record keeping as well as general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include Records managem ...
is someone who works in an office. A
retail clerk works in a store.
Office holder
Clerk(s) may also refer to a person who holds an office, most commonly in a local unit of government, or a court.
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Barristers' clerk
A barristers' clerk is a manager and administrator in a set of barristers' chambers. The term originated in England and is also used in some other common law jurisdictions, such as Australia. In Scotland, the equivalent role is advocate's clerk.
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, a manager and administrator in a set of barristers' chambers
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Clerk (municipal official)
A clerk (pronounced "clark" /klɑːk/ in British English, British and Australian English, Australian English) is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world. In some communities, including most in the United State ...
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Court clerk
A court clerk (British English: clerk to the court or clerk of the court ; American English: clerk of the court or clerk of court ) is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining records of a court and administering oaths ...
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Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Clerk of the Closet, held by a diocesan bishop
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Deputy Clerk of the Closet
The Deputy Clerk of the Closet is the Domestic Chaplain to the Monarch, Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The office was created in 1677. Since 1931, the Deputy Clerk is also the sub-dean of the Chapel Royal (under the Clerk of the Closet). The De ...
, the Domestic Chaplain to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom
*Patent clerk, or
Patent examiner
A patent examiner (or, historically, a patent clerk) is an employee, usually a civil service, civil servant with a scientific or engineering background, working at a patent office.
Duties
Due to a long-standing and incessantly growing backlog of u ...
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Clerk (legislature)
The clerk, chief clerk, secretary, or secretary general (British English: ; American English: ) of a legislative chamber is the senior administrative officer responsible for ensuring that its business runs smoothly. This may encompass keeping ...
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Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada)
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Clerk of the House of Commons
The clerk of the House of Commons is the chief executive of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England.
The formal name for the position held by the Clerk of the House of Co ...
, in the United Kingdom
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Clerk of the Parliaments
The Clerk of the Parliaments is the chief clerk of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The position has existed since at least 1315, and duties include preparing the minutes of Lords proceedings, advising on proper parli ...
, in the United Kingdom
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Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House.
Along with the other House officers, the clerk is elect ...
Former titles
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Clerk of the Green Cloth
The Clerk of the Green Cloth was a position in the British Royal Household. The clerk acted as secretary of the Board of Green Cloth, and was therefore responsible for organising royal journeys and assisting in the administration of the Royal H ...
, in the British Royal Household
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Clerk of the Peace, in England and Wales
Non-government titles
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Clerk (Quaker), an administrative role within the Religious Society of Friends
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Clerk (choral), an adult member of the choir at certain Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities
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Clerk of works, in the UK, a tradesman who oversees a construction site
Films and related media
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''Clerks'' (film), a 1994 American film by Kevin Smith
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Clerks II
''Clerks II'' is a 2006 American black comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film ''Clerks'', and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosa ...
'', 2006 American film sequel by Kevin Smith
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Clerks III
''Clerks III'' is a 2022 American black comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Kevin Smith and starring Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, Austin Zajur, Jason Mewes, Rosario Dawson and Smith. It serves as a seq ...
'', 2022 American film sequel by Kevin Smith
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''Clerks'' (soundtrack)
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''Clerks'' (comics), based on the film and published in the late 1990s by Oni Press
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Clerks: The Animated Series'', a 2000–2002 American television series
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''Clerk'' (1989 film), a Bollywood film starring Manoj Kumar
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''Clerk'' (2021 film), a documentary film about the life and career of filmmaker Kevin Smith
Other uses
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Clerk (surname)
Clerk ( or ) is a patronymic surname of English-language and Scottish-Gaelic origin, ultimately derived from the Latin ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. ''Cl ...
, derived from the occupation
See also
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Cleric (disambiguation)
Cleric is a member of the clergy.
Cleric may also refer to:
* Cleric (band), an American avant-garde metal band
* Cleric (character class), a character class in fantasy role playing games
** Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons), the specific character cla ...
, related word
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The Clerk's Tale
"The Clerk's Tale" is one of Geoffrey Chaucer, Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales, Canterbury Tales'', told by the Clerk of University of Oxford, Oxford, a student of what would nowadays be considered philosophy or theology. He tells the tale of ...
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