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town clerk

noun

  1. a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.


town clerk

noun

  1. (in Britain until 1974) the secretary and chief administrative officer of a town or city
  2. (in the US) the official who keeps the records of a town
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of town clerk1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
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“People are scared,†says Melissa Kono, the elected town clerk in Burnside, Wisconsin.

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Carrillo worked as a town clerk to learn the mechanics of local government, then unsuccessfully applied for an open council seat in 2021.

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Before then, some residents would spend their Friday nights drinking at a restaurant in a neighboring town, said Renee Montero-Kober, Argyle’s deputy town clerk.

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The council's deputy town clerk, Clair Davis, believed it was an "April fool's prank published too late".

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Her death was confirmed by the town clerk’s office in nearby Kent, N.Y., which registered her death.

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