clerical

Example Sentences

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Reza Pahlavi, whose father was toppled in the 1979 revolution that installed Iran’s clerical rulers, sought Friday to position himself as the leader of the country’s fragmented opposition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cariaga, whose father was a lawyer, was doing clerical work for an insurance company while preparing to study educational psychology.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the protests reached dozens of other towns and cities, they turned against Iran's clerical rulers.

From BBC

More than two weeks of mass protests nationwide have posed one of the biggest challenges to Iran's clerical leadership since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

From Barron's

Dismissed by colleagues as a “clerical rat,” he assiduously studied the files whose handling was now his responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal