city clerk

noun

1. a city official who maintains public records and vital statistics, issues licenses, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of city clerk¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Zeb Navarro, the city clerk of Oceanside, has been on the receiving end of the residency questions.

From Voice of San Diego

In National City, the city clerk reads every letter and email out loud.

From Voice of San Diego

The city clerk is still awaiting the official numbers on how many registered voters there were in District 2 of the City Council on Election Day.

From Voice of San Diego

It was Election Day in the US and Barton, a Republican, was city clerk for Rochester Hills, Michigan, a conservative-leaning community near Detroit.

From MIT Technology Review

We won’t know who bid on it until the city clerk opens the sealed bids during a public meeting of the City Council.

From Voice of San Diego

Dinkins was a state legislator, briefly, and then the City Clerk.

From The Daily Beast

For now, two Hispanic candidates remain in the contest: Chico, the former schools chief, and Miguel del Valle, the city clerk.

From The Daily Beast

They gave me the use of their library, and throughout my term as city clerk I spent my nights poring over their law books.

From Project Gutenberg

The burgomaster quietly unfolded it, and, while reading its contents aloud, the notary and city clerk looked over his shoulder.

From Project Gutenberg

The city clerk nodded assent and folding the papers, said: "I think the dead woman's property will be an advantage to the city."

From Project Gutenberg

Harry Feldman was employed in the city clerk's office during William Loeffler's term.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1890 he was elected city clerk of Brazil, Indiana, a position which he held for seven years.

From Project Gutenberg