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clerical

[ kler-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks:

    a clerical job.

  2. doing the work of a clerk or clerks:

    a clerical assistant;

    a clerical staff.

  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy:

    clerical garb.

  4. advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.:

    a clerical party.



noun

  1. a cleric.
  2. clericals, Informal. clerical garments.
  3. a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc.
  4. a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk.
  5. Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence.

clerical

/ ˈklɛrɪkəl /

adjective

  1. relating to or associated with the clergy

    clerical dress

  2. of or relating to office clerks or their work

    a clerical error

  3. supporting or advocating clericalism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈclerically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • cler·i·cal·i·ty noun
  • cler·i·cal·ly adverb
  • in·ter·cler·i·cal adjective
  • non·cler·i·cal adjective noun
  • non·cler·i·cal·ly adverb
  • pre·cler·i·cal adjective
  • pro·cler·i·cal adjective
  • pseu·do·cler·i·cal adjective
  • pseu·do·cler·i·cal·ly adverb
  • qua·si-cler·i·cal adjective
  • qua·si-cler·i·cal·ly adverb
  • sem·i·cler·i·cal adjective
  • sem·i·cler·i·cal·ly adverb
  • un·cler·i·cal adjective
  • un·cler·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clerical1

1425–75 for sense “learned”; 1585–95 clerical fordef 3; late Middle English < Late Latin clēricālis, equivalent to clēric ( us ) cleric + -ālis -al 1
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Example Sentences

Late last year, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced that it would not change sex markers on state-issued driver's licenses for any reason other than "clerical errors."

From Salon

The Marcellus report also points out that white-collar urban jobs are becoming harder to come by as artificial intelligence automates clerical, secretarial and other routine work.

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Mr Gribben and the survivor support network, the Dromore Group, want an independent public inquiry into clerical abuse in Northern Ireland.

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"I feel really let down, speaking both as a survivor of clerical abuse as well as a campaigner and policy adviser who represents survivors."

From BBC

The lawsuit said university administrative support, including clerical staff, IT support, cybersecurity and data servers, “help make research possible without being attributable to any specific grant or project.”

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