registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 
: an official recorder or keeper of records: such as
a
: an officer of an educational institution responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials
b
: an admitting officer at a hospital
c
chiefly British
: resident sense 3
Examples of registrar in a Sentence
got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement Roughly 77% of ballots received had been tallied by early Thursday, said Linsey Dale, the registrar of voters.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
In Santa Clara County, where a majority of the district falls, the registrar of voters estimates a manual recount would take approximately 10 days and cost $32,000 per day, for a total of $320,000.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
According to the county registrar, Measure A was leading by a 2-to-1 margin in early returns late Friday and was well on its way to becoming law, with about two-thirds of voters agreeing that the independent auditor’s office should be able to hire its own lawyer when needed.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
If either of the applicants are found to be below 21, the registrar will inform their parents through local police.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Elections staffers have been harassed, and during a June 2022 election, someone hung a trail camera — the kind hunters use to track wildlife — in the alley behind the registrar’s office.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The registrar’s initial count selected a random 5% of the total petition forms in order to estimate the total.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The complaint alleged that Fairfax County general registrar and director of elections Eric Spicer incorrectly validated St. John Cunning’s petition for candidacy — which requires interested candidates to submit at least 125 petition signatures.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Taylor, played by Lee Ingleby in the film, is former deputy registrar at the University of Leicester.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
In Santa Clara County, where a majority of the district falls, the registrar of voters estimates a manual recount would take approximately 10 days and cost $32,000 per day, for a total of $320,000.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
According to the county registrar, Measure A was leading by a 2-to-1 margin in early returns late Friday and was well on its way to becoming law, with about two-thirds of voters agreeing that the independent auditor’s office should be able to hire its own lawyer when needed.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
If either of the applicants are found to be below 21, the registrar will inform their parents through local police.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Elections staffers have been harassed, and during a June 2022 election, someone hung a trail camera — the kind hunters use to track wildlife — in the alley behind the registrar’s office.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The registrar’s initial count selected a random 5% of the total petition forms in order to estimate the total.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The complaint alleged that Fairfax County general registrar and director of elections Eric Spicer incorrectly validated St. John Cunning’s petition for candidacy — which requires interested candidates to submit at least 125 petition signatures.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Taylor, played by Lee Ingleby in the film, is former deputy registrar at the University of Leicester.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrar. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
: an official who records or keeps records
Medical Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
1
: an admitting officer at a hospital
2
British
: resident
Legal Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr
: an official recorder or keeper of records
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