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  • 11clerical — [kler′i kəl] adj. [ME < LL(Ec) clericalis, clerical, priestly < clericus: see CLERK] 1. relating to the clergy or one of its members 2. relating to office clerks or their work 3. favoring clericalism n. 1. a member of the clergy 2 …

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  • 12clerical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the routine work of an office clerk. 2) of or relating to the clergy. DERIVATIVES clericalism noun clericalist noun clerically adverb …

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  • 13clerical work — office work, work done by clerks …

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  • 14clerical — clericality, n. clerically, adv. /kler i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job. 2. doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff. 3. of,… …

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  • 15Office and Professional Employees International Union — OPEIU Full name Office and Professional Employees International Union Founded 1945 Members 110,416 Country United States, Canada …

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  • 16Clerical error — A clerical error is an error on part of an office worker, often a secretary or personal assistant. It is a phrase which can also be used as an excuse to deflect blame away from specific individuals, such as high powered executives, and instead… …

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  • 17clerical — [[t]kle̱rɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office. ...a strike by clerical staff in all government departments... The hospital blamed the mix up on a clerical error. Syn:… …

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  • 18clerical — cler|i|cal [ klerıkl ] adjective * 1. ) connected with the ordinary work that people do in offices: administrative and clerical staff routine clerical work a clerical error (=a mistake made by someone working in an office): He blamed the mix up… …

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  • 19clerical */ — UK [ˈklerɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) connected with the ordinary work that people do in offices administrative and clerical staff routine clerical work a clerical error (= a mistake made by someone working in an office): He blamed the mix up on a… …

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  • 20clerical — cler•i•cal [[t]ˈklɛr ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk: a clerical job[/ex] 2) doing the work of a clerk: a clerical staff[/ex] 3) rel of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a cleric 4) rel… …

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