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Clerk vs Representative - What's the difference?

clerk | representative |

As nouns the difference between clerk and representative

is that clerk is one who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker while representative is one who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.

As a verb clerk

is to act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.

As an adjective representative is

typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.

clerk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
  • *
  • *:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks , however, understood him very well.
  • A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
  • (lb) In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk ).
  • *1595 , (William Shakespeare), ,
  • *:God save the King! Will no man say, amen? / Am I both priest and clerk ? Well then, amen.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk
  • The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.

    representative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
  • Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?
    If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore. — Texas State Senator Carl Parker.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.
  • I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
  • A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.
  • She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
  • One that is taken as typical of its class.
  • (US, politics) A member of the .
  • All representatives face re-election every two years.
  • Company agent who visits potential purchasers, salesman.
  • Synonyms

    * rep * See also