clerk to

Frequency: 6.55.5 per million words

Used to indicate the person or body for whom a clerk works, often in a formal or official capacity.

clerkNOUN + PREPOSITION (Office context)

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Examples (10)

  • She was a former clerk to a Supreme Court Justice.
  • He has served as the official clerk to the town council for over twenty years.
  • The minutes were recorded by the new clerk to the parliamentary committee.
  • After law school, his first job was as a clerk to a federal judge.
  • The Royal Society is seeking a new clerk to the board of trustees.
  • Who is the current clerk to the Privy Council?
  • Her appointment as clerk to the governors was announced last week.
  • Mr. Smith has been the dedicated clerk to the parish for a decade.
  • The role of clerk to the inquiry is crucial for ensuring proper procedure.
  • Having been a clerk to the presiding magistrate, she understood the court's workings intimately.