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TOWN CLERK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Municipal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- town clerk
1, record 1, English, town%20clerk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- municipal clerk 2, record 1, English, municipal%20clerk
correct
- city hall clerk 3, record 1, English, city%20hall%20clerk
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A town official who keeps the records, issues licenses, calls the town meeting, and acts as secretary of a town. 1, record 1, English, - town%20clerk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Administration municipale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- secrétaire municipal
1, record 1, French, secr%C3%A9taire%20municipal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- secrétaire municipale 2, record 1, French, secr%C3%A9taire%20municipale
correct, feminine noun
- secrétaire de municipalité 3, record 1, French, secr%C3%A9taire%20de%20municipalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- secrétaire de mairie 4, record 1, French, secr%C3%A9taire%20de%20mairie
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- greffier municipal 5, record 1, French, greffier%20municipal
correct, masculine noun
- greffière municipale 6, record 1, French, greffi%C3%A8re%20municipale
correct, feminine noun
- greffier de la ville 4, record 1, French, greffier%20de%20la%20ville
correct, masculine noun
- greffière de la ville 2, record 1, French, greffi%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20ville
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agent [ou agente] responsable de la tenue des dossiers d'une municipalité, des procès-verbaux et des autres officiels. 3, record 1, French, - secr%C3%A9taire%20municipal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] personne chargée, sous la responsabilité du maire, des tâches administratives de la [municipalité]. Les termes «greffier municipal» et «greffier de la ville» sont très répandus au Québec. Il semble cependant que «greffier» est un terme plutôt juridique. Il y a une exception : dans certains cantons de la Suisse, le titre de «greffier communal» est donné au secrétaire d'une commune. 4, record 1, French, - secr%C3%A9taire%20municipal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
greffier municipal : Dans l'usage courant, on trouve parfois «greffier municipal», donné par le dictionnaire Harrap. Pourtant, il semble bien que le mot «greffier» ne soit pas employé hors du domaine juridique. 3, record 1, French, - secr%C3%A9taire%20municipal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
greffier municipal : terme anciennement répandu en Ontario. 7, record 1, French, - secr%C3%A9taire%20municipal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2022-04-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- town clerk
1, record 2, English, town%20clerk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- greffier municipal
1, record 2, French, greffier%20municipal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- greffière municipale 1, record 2, French, greffi%C3%A8re%20municipale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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