clerical
/ˈklerɪkl/adjective
उच्चारण क्लेरिकल
लिपिकीय, दफ़्तरी, क्लर्क संबंधी
Core word
- 1
connected with office work, especially routine work such as keeping records and typing
लिपिकीय, दफ़्तरी, क्लर्क संबंधी
- clerical staff
- She does clerical work at the district office.
- The mistake was due to a clerical error.
+ 3 more examples
- Applications are invited for clerical posts in the bank.
- The delay was caused by a clerical mistake in the form.
- He started his career in a clerical job at the railway office.
Synonyms office secretarial administrative
- 2
connected with the clergy (priests and ministers of a religion)
पादरी-संबंधी, पुरोहिती, धर्माधिकारी-संबंधी
- a clerical collar
- clerical dress
- The visiting bishop wore plain clerical robes.
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- A clerical member of the committee opened the meeting with a prayer.
- The village school had a clerical headmaster in the old days.
Synonyms ecclesiastical priestly religious
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
clerical + noun (office work)
Before a noun, clerical describes routine office work such as filing, typing and keeping records.
Noun से पहले clerical दफ़्तर के नियमित काम, जैसे फ़ाइलिंग, टाइपिंग और रिकॉर्ड रखने का वर्णन करता है।
- She took a clerical job at the bank.
- He does clerical work in the municipal office.
clerical error / mistake
A clerical error is a small mistake made when writing or typing, not a deliberate act.
Clerical error लिखते या टाइप करते समय हुई छोटी चूक है, जानबूझकर किया गया कार्य नहीं।
- The wrong date was due to a clerical error.
- A clerical mistake delayed her certificate.
clerical (of the clergy)
In a second sense, clerical relates to priests and church officials, usually in clerical collar or clerical dress.
दूसरे अर्थ में clerical पादरियों और चर्च के अधिकारियों से संबंधित है, जैसे clerical collar।
- The priest wore a clerical collar.
clerical staff / cadre / post
In Indian exams and offices it labels the grade of lower-level office employees.
भारतीय परीक्षाओं और दफ़्तरों में यह निचले स्तर के कार्यालय कर्मचारियों की श्रेणी बताता है।
- The clerical staff received a pay revision.
- She applied for a clerical post in the SSC exam.
+Collocations 5
clerical + noun
workjobstafferrorpostassistant
- Clerical staff keep the records of the college.
verb + clerical
dotakeapply forrecruit forwork in
- The board will recruit for clerical posts next month.
adjective + clerical
routinebasicsimplejuniorminor
- A junior clerical position suits fresh graduates.
clerical + noun (exam)
gradeexamcadrerecruitmenttest
- The clerical grade exam attracts lakhs of candidates.
clerical + noun (mistake)
slipoversightblunderomissiontypo
- A clerical oversight left her name off the list.
“More examples 6
- Radhika is preparing for the clerical exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission.
राधिका कर्मचारी चयन आयोग द्वारा आयोजित क्लर्क परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रही है।
- The spelling mistake in the form was a clerical error.
फ़ॉर्म में वर्तनी की गलती एक लिपिकीय त्रुटि थी।
- Typing and filing are common clerical duties.
टाइपिंग और फ़ाइलिंग आम लिपिकीय कर्तव्य हैं।
- He retired from a clerical job in the railways.
वह रेलवे की एक लिपिकीय नौकरी से सेवानिवृत्त हुआ।
- The bishop wore traditional clerical robes.
बिशप ने पारंपरिक पादरी वस्त्र पहने थे।
- The bank hires graduates for clerical positions each year.
बैंक हर वर्ष स्नातकों को लिपिकीय पदों पर नियुक्त करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He applied for the clerk post of the bank.
✓ He applied for the clerical post at the bank.
Clerical is the adjective; clerk is the noun for the person.
Clerical विशेषण है; clerk उस व्यक्ति का noun है।
✗ This was an clerical mistake.
✓ This was a clerical mistake.
Use a, not an, before a consonant sound.
व्यंजन ध्वनि से पहले 'a' आता है, 'an' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a clerical error is a small mistake made while copying or typing information, and it is a common phrase in official letters.
Usage में clerical error उस छोटी गलती को कहते हैं जो जानकारी लिखते या टाइप करते समय हो जाती है, और यह सरकारी पत्रों में बहुत प्रयोग होने वाला वाक्यांश है।