Clerk (disambiguation)
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Office holder

Clerk may also refer to a person who holds an office, most commonly in a local unit of government, or a court.
  • Clerk (municipal official)
    Clerk (municipal official)
    A clerk is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world. In some communities, the position is elected, but in many others, the clerk is appointed to their post...

  • Court clerk
    Court clerk
    A court clerk is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to administer oaths to witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors...

  • Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
    Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
    The Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States is the officer of the Supreme Court of the United States responsible for overseeing filings with the Court and maintaining its records. The current Clerk is William Suter, who has served since 1991.-History:...

  • Clerk of the Closet
    Clerk of the Closet
    The College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may however remain in office after leaving his see...

  • Deputy Clerk of the Closet
    Deputy Clerk of the Closet
    The Deputy Clerk of the Closet is the Domestic Chaplain to the 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...

  • Patent clerk, or Patent examiner
  • Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada)
    Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada)
    The Clerk of the Privy Council is the senior civil servant in the Canadian government. The Title and Office is in fact "Clerk of the Privy Council and the Secretary to the Cabinet"...

  • Clerk of the House of Commons
    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 of the House of Commons of England...

  • Clerk of the Parliaments
    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 parliamentary procedure and pronouncing the Royal Assent...

  • Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
    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....


Non-government titles

  • Clerk (Quaker)
    Clerk (Quaker)
    Within the Religious Society of Friends, a clerk is someone responsible for various administrative functions within a meeting for worship for church affairs or meeting for worship for business...

    , an administrative role within the Religious Society of Friends
    Religious Society of Friends
    The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...

  • Clerk (choral)
    Clerk (choral)
    The clerks are the adult members of the college choirs of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.*Undergraduates admitted to a College on the basis of their ability and potential in both singing and academic study are traditionally called "Choral Scholars"...

    , an adult member of the choir at certain Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities
  • Clerk of Works
    Clerk of Works
    Clerks of Works are the most highly qualified non-commissioned tradesmen in the Royal Engineers. The qualification can be held in three specialisations: Electrical, Mechanical and Construction. The clerk of works , often abbreviated CoW, is employed by the architect or client on a construction site...

    , in the UK, is a highly qualified tradesman who oversees a construction site

Media

  • Clerks
    Clerks
    Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...

    , a 1994 American film by Kevin Smith
  • Clerks: The Animated Series
    Clerks: The Animated Series
    Clerks is an American animated sitcom based on Kevin Smith's 1994 comedy of the same name. It was developed for television by Smith, Smith's producing partner Scott Mosier and former Seinfeld writer David Mandel with character designs by Stephen Silver.-Cast:- Broadcast history :Only two episodes...

    , a 2004-2008 American television series
  • Clerks. (comics), a series of comics published in the late 1990s by Oni Press
  • Clerk, a 1989 Bollywood film starring Manoj Kumar
    Manoj Kumar
    Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat"...


Surname

  • Clerk Baronets
    Clerk Baronets
    There has been one creation of baronets with the surname Clerk . It was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia by Letters Patent dated 24 March 1679, for John Clerk of Pennycuik , whose father, also John Clerk of Penicuik, had returned from Paris in 1647 with a considerable fortune and purchased...

  • George Clerk (disambiguation)
  • James Clerk (disambiguation)
  • John Clerk (disambiguation)
  • Robert Clerk (disambiguation)

See also

  • Cleric (disambiguation), related word
  • "The Clerk's Tale", a story by Geoffrey Chaucer
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