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parish clerk

British  

noun

  1. an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council

"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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The members do not get paid, but they employ a parish clerk to run the council.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

One parish clerk who has worked in the East Midlands for a decade faced a barrage of abuse in response to her job carrying out the decisions of the local council.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

While the statewide candidates sign up at the secretary of state’s office, the contenders for Louisiana’s 144 state legislative seats will register for their races at their parish clerk of court’s office.

From Washington Times • Aug. 6, 2019

To support his allegation, he claimed that a parish clerk called John Daunger knew of two more images, one representing Edward, the other Elizabeth.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2013

He naturally lands again outside of Bergen and ends his days as a modest parish clerk, although never forgetting that once upon a time he used to be an Underground Emperor.

From Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student by Hammer, Simon Christian

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