county clerk

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noun

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

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Origin of county clerk

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby county clerk

count to ten, county, county agent, county board, county borough, county clerk, county commissioner, county court, county fair, county farm, county home

How to use county clerk in a sentence

That’s consistent with his state being home to Kim Davis, the county clerk famously jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
House Republican tries to scrub online references to his anti-LGBTQ record|Chris Johnson|July 28, 2021|Washington Blade
In Mississippi, the county clerk would demand a passage to be read from the state constitution and then decide if the prospective voter passed.
Some call voting restrictions upheld by Supreme Court ‘Jim Crow 2.0.’ Here’s the ugly history behind that phrase.|Gillian Brockell|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
After the election, Xiong took on a new role with her organization, seeking to connect California’s Hmong community with public services such as the Census Bureau, the county clerk, and vaccine registration.
The internet is excluding Asian-Americans who don’t speak English|Tate Ryan-Mosley|May 4, 2021|MIT Technology Review
In fact, the mistake was the result of human error and swiftly corrected, according to the county clerk and other Michigan officials.
A cybersecurity expert who promoted claims of fraud in the 2020 election is leading the GOP-backed recount of millions of ballots in Arizona|Rosalind Helderman|April 16, 2021|Washington Post

Neither can governors, secretaries of state or county clerks.
The Trailer: Is election reform headed for passage, courts, or nowhere?|David Weigel|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Judge Hinkle said “the Constitution requires the Clerk to issue such licenses.”
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As of this afternoon, gay Floridians can get married in Dade County.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a way to be more available to needy souls outside the church, Williams took a clerk job at Walgreens pharmacy.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
The taxes whether public, county, or parish, were payable in tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The office of clerk of the court is about to be sold, having been placed at fifteen hundred pesos.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
He had the land in Tripp County that was broken into winter wheat, while that in the next county east was rented.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Better wait till these county nobs have cleared, I suppose—there goes the last of 'em—now for it!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various