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clerical
[kler-i-kuhl]
adjective
of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks.
a clerical job.
doing the work of a clerk or clerks.
a clerical assistant;
a clerical staff.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy.
clerical garb.
advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc..
a clerical party.
noun
a cleric.
Informal.clericals, clerical garments.
a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc.
a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk.
Also called clerical error.a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence.
clerical
/ ˈɛɪə /
adjective
relating to or associated with the clergy
clerical dress
of or relating to office clerks or their work
a clerical error
supporting or advocating clericalism
Other Word Forms
- clericality noun
- clerically adverb
- interclerical adjective
- nonclerical adjective
- nonclerically adverb
- preclerical adjective
- proclerical adjective
- pseudoclerical adjective
- pseudoclerically adverb
- quasi-clerical adjective
- quasi-clerically adverb
- semiclerical adjective
- semiclerically adverb
- unclerical adjective
- unclerically adverb
- ˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of clerical1
Example Sentences
As for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call on Iranians to rise up against their clerical leadership, she has a firm response.
Or could that message to Iranians about clearing a path to achieve freedom nod to an even bigger aim of trying to bring an end to Iran's clerical rule?
Iran's clerical leader set up the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps 40 years ago to defend the country's Islamic system and to provide a counterweight to the regular armed forces, which they did not trust.
“The item was re-agendized because of a clerical error on the City Attorney’s part — and this is the correction,” she said.
National studies confirm voter impersonation is exceedingly rare, with most claims rooted in clerical errors rather than deceit.
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