county clerk

noun

1. an elective county official in most U.S. states who generally keeps records of property titles, distributes ballots, issues licenses, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of county clerk¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

Treasa Brown, the deputy county clerk, has advice for travelers: Leave your drugs at home.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast also found in the county clerk records an admiralty lien by Bud Billings for $10 million in silver coins.

From The Daily Beast

They were presided over by the county clerk, whose jurisdiction extended to forty shillings.

From Project Gutenberg

Late in 1846 he proceeded to the Willamette valley, and settled near Salem, where he was county clerk and surveyor, dying in 1879.

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There were only two bidders for the pistol, the writer and the deputy county clerk, Billy Burt, who got it for $13.50.

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The county clerk's office occupied a part of the apartments of the present comptroller.

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The municipal court also held its sessions in the building, and it afforded room for the post office and county clerk's office.

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