city clerk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of city clerk
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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At 24 Debs was elected Terre Haute city clerk, where the extent of his heterodoxy was waiving criminal fines against prostitutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ana Valencia, the Chicago city clerk, introduced an initiative called Shopping in Solidarity to encourages residents - and people from across the city - to shop locally and support their neighbours.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Instead, the city clerk would randomly draw the names of eight applicants, each from a different section of the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
She was a city clerk for Rochester Hills, Michigan.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2024
The county runs its business out of the east-facing half of the building; the city uses the western half, which houses the mayor and city council members as well as the city clerk.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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