clerical position

collocation in English

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clerical
adjective
uk
/ˈkler.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkler.ɪ.kəl/
relating to work done in ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofclericalandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The reverend gentleman who sat in this seat, far from abandoning hisclericalposition, used it as one of his principal election assets.
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I will refer to theclericalposition.
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She was known to be a very good typist, but could not find aclericalpositionin the city due to her race.
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He was given aclericalposition, but he became depressed and withdrawn from the oppressive conditions; he was soon discharged.
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As a boy, he held aclericalpositionin a dry goods store.
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He served in the military in aclericalpositionfor a year before he was discharged due to a chronic feet problems.
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His firstclericalpositioncame in 1243, when he was created a papal chaplain.
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His virtuous life wins himnot richesbut, more realistically, a comfortableclericalpositionand salary.
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He obtained aclericalpositionin 1856.
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Falconer was ordained in 1892 but never held aclericalposition.
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Most of the minor clerical positions in times of full employment or close to it are available to students.
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Often they were offered administrative and clerical positions or encouraged to join local police units.
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Chakri can be described as a type of low-paying servitude done by educated mentypically government or commerce-related clerical positions.
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Banks, insurance companies and government offices for the first time hired women for clerical positions.
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The director appoints a staff of full time attorneys, and any other technical or clerical positions that need to be filled.
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From 1930 until the early 1950s he held clerical positions in the colonial administration.
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She worked in clerical positions during this time, spending ten years as a mimeograph operator for an architectural firm.
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