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
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
The county registrar will have just 10 days to tally the signatures in addition to presiding over an entire county election.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
On a recent visit to the Washoe registrar's office, Aguilar and Burgess were confronted by a handful of voters who have repeatedly attacked the county's election system.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
The new law will create the office of a registrar who will issue certificates for live-in couples who will have to report the beginning and end of their relationships.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
The suit says the registrar used overly strict and legally unsupported criteria to invalidate signatures.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
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
The county registrar will have just 10 days to tally the signatures in addition to presiding over an entire county election.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
On a recent visit to the Washoe registrar's office, Aguilar and Burgess were confronted by a handful of voters who have repeatedly attacked the county's election system.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
The new law will create the office of a registrar who will issue certificates for live-in couples who will have to report the beginning and end of their relationships.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
The suit says the registrar used overly strict and legally unsupported criteria to invalidate signatures.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrar. Accessed 25 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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