town clerk

noun

: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a town

Examples of town clerk in a Sentence

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In the wooded German state of Hessen, Philipp, a town clerk, lived with his wife, Dorothea, and their children in a quaint cottage. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Leaf’s deputy and private investigator grilled several town clerks and managed to seize one voting machine, according to local reports and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office. Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024 Gary Hoisington was born in 1950 in Derry, New Hampshire, where his mother worked as a town clerk and his father co-owned a lumber company. News Desk, Artforum, 24 Oct. 2024 Carrillo worked as a town clerk to learn the mechanics of local government, then unsuccessfully applied for an open council seat in 2021. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for town clerk 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of town clerk was in the 14th century

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“Town clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20clerk. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

town clerk

noun
: an official who keeps the town records

Legal Definition

town clerk

noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a town
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