clerical

/'klerikəl/

Thân thiện

The clerical worker organizes files in the office.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to office work or routine tasks: Describes work, duties, or staff involved in the general running of an office, such as filing, typing, or record-keeping.
   • Relating to the clergy: Describes matters, attire, or functions associated with priests, ministers, or the religious leadership of a church.
   • Relating to a clerk: Pertaining to the work or role of a clerk, especially in an administrative context.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Office Work):
  • She has strong clerical skills, including data entry and managing correspondence.
  • The company is hiring for several clerical positions.
• Adjective (Clergy):
  • He wore traditional clerical attire for the ceremony.
  • The debate involved clerical authority within the church.

Advanced Usage

• "Clerical error": A mistake made in writing or copying documents, typically in an office setting.
  • The delay was caused by a simple clerical error in the application form.
• "Clerical staff": The group of employees responsible for administrative and office duties.
  • The clerical staff handles all incoming mail and scheduling.

Variants and Related Words

• Cleric (noun): A member of the clergy, such as a priest or minister.
  • The cleric delivered a powerful sermon.
• Clerk (noun): A person employed in an office or bank to keep records, accounts, and undertake other routine administrative duties.
  • She works as a bank clerk.

Synonyms

• Administrative: Pertaining to the management of an office or organization.
• Secretarial: Relating to the work of a secretary.
• Ecclesiastical: Relating to the Christian church or its clergy (specifically for the religious sense).

Related Phrases

• Clerical work: Routine administrative and office tasks.
  • His job involves mostly clerical work.
• Clerical collar: A stiff white collar fastened at the back, worn by clergy members.
  • You could identify him as a priest by his clerical collar.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. appropriate for or engaged in office work
   • clerical skills
   • a clerical job
   • the clerical staff
2. of or relating to the clergy
   • clerical collar
3. of or relating to clerks
   • clerical work