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clerical staff — ➔ staff1 … Financial and business terms
Clerical — Cler ic*al, a. [LL. clericalis. See {Clerk}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy. A clerical education. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing. Clerical work. E. Everett. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staff — I noun adiutores, aides, assistants, associates, body of employees, cadre, clerical staff, complement, corps, council, crew, deputies, employees, faculty, force, help, legatio, management, personnel, professional force, professional staff,… … Law dictionary
staff — ▪ I. staff staff 1 [stɑːf ǁ stæf] noun staff PLURALFORM HUMAN RESOURCES [countable] the people who work for an organization or business: • We now employ a staff of 25. • Every member of staff has strengths and weaknesses … Financial and business terms
clerical — clericality, n. clerically, adv. /kler i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job. 2. doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff. 3. of,… … Universalium
Clerical error — A clerical error is an error on part of an office worker, often a secretary or personal assistant. It is a phrase which can also be used as an excuse to deflect blame away from specific individuals, such as high powered executives, and instead… … Wikipedia
clerical — [[t]kle̱rɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office. ...a strike by clerical staff in all government departments... The hospital blamed the mix up on a clerical error. Syn:… … English dictionary
clerical — cler|i|cal [ klerıkl ] adjective * 1. ) connected with the ordinary work that people do in offices: administrative and clerical staff routine clerical work a clerical error (=a mistake made by someone working in an office): He blamed the mix up… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clerical */ — UK [ˈklerɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) connected with the ordinary work that people do in offices administrative and clerical staff routine clerical work a clerical error (= a mistake made by someone working in an office): He blamed the mix up on a… … English dictionary
clerical — cler•i•cal [[t]ˈklɛr ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk: a clerical job[/ex] 2) doing the work of a clerk: a clerical staff[/ex] 3) rel of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a cleric 4) rel… … From formal English to slang
