county clerk

collocation in English

meaningsofcountyandclerk

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county
adjective
uk
/ˈkaʊn.ti/us
/ˈkaʊn.t̬i/
behaving in a way that is typical of rich people with a high social position who live in large houses in ...
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clerk
noun[C]
uk
/klɑːk/us
/klɝːk/
a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general ...
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(Definition ofcountyandclerkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If it is proposed to remove acountyclerk, then seven days' notice is given for reflection.
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I took advice on this from my county council, and would like to quote the comments of thecountyclerkon the measures proposed.
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Finally, the detailed proposals submitted to the inquiry by thecountyclerkhad not previously been in front of the county council.
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Thecountyclerkwas an approachable sort of chap —one might even get him on the telephone and shout at him.
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Is he to be appointed by the local authority, the town clerk, thecountyclerk, or the education committee?
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The same would apply to thecountyclerk.
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The whole of the duties in this matter were left to thecountyclerkor to the deputycountyclerk.
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When the council discussed a subject, if thecountyclerkventured an opinion that was what the county council decided.
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We all remember the days of thecountyclerkwho quailed councillors.
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I once knew acountyclerkwho said that he was not afraid of anyone except the auditor.
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Thecountyclerkconceded that, although such an arrangement had been considered reasonable in the past, it was so no longer.
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He is here not as thecountyclerk, but on behalf of the joint authority.
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Thecountyclerkhas got the idea from somewhere that it is only representation that we are talking about.
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For example, a town clerk or acountyclerkis usually quite a prominent lawyer.
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He may seek the advice of the town orcountyclerk, but the final decision rests with the courts.
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I should like to know how the newcountyclerkcame to be appointed.
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In that case is not the instruction to the county council made through thecountyclerk?
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He was appointed not as a publicity officer, but as a chief executive orcountyclerkof the county council at a salary of about £46,000.
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There is a fundamental difference between being under acountyclerkand being under a committee which has a measure of independence of the county clerk and the local authoritity.
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Presumably, every area could nominate itscountyclerkor town clerk, which would mean that there would be no one other than these people from whom to select.
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