registration
noun
reg·is·tra·tion
ˌre-jə-ˈstrā-shən 
1
: the act of registering
2
: an entry in a register
3
: the number of individuals registered : enrollment
4
a
: the art or act of selecting and adjusting pipe organ stops
b
: the combination of stops selected for performing a particular organ work
5
: a document certifying an act of registering
Synonyms of registration
Examples of registration in a Sentence
A $75 registration fee is due.
The police officer asked to see my driver's license and registration.
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In regime hands, housing becomes a weapon, whether via state ownership, licenses to register property ownership, or residency permits, such as in China’s urban hukou system of household registration.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
More information on the registration and ticketing process can be found on the LA28 website.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Children born outside the plan were also often denied registration at birth, thus creating a generation of unregistered citizens who were unable to access healthcare services, enroll in public schools, or travel freely.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Weber did not provide further details, but said late on Thursday that under the new plans, a 90% reduction on CO2 emissions would be mandatory for automakers' fleet targets for new registrations from 2035 onwards.
—USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
More information on the registration and ticketing process can be found on the LA28 website.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Children born outside the plan were also often denied registration at birth, thus creating a generation of unregistered citizens who were unable to access healthcare services, enroll in public schools, or travel freely.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Weber did not provide further details, but said late on Thursday that under the new plans, a 90% reduction on CO2 emissions would be mandatory for automakers' fleet targets for new registrations from 2035 onwards.
—USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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registration
noun
reg·is·tra·tion
ˌrej-ə-ˈstrā-shən
1
: an act or the fact of registering
2
: something recorded in a register
3
: the number of individuals registered : enrollment
4
: a document certifying an act of registering
automobile registration
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registration
noun
reg·is·tra·tion
ˌre-jə-ˈstrā-shən
1
: the act of registering
2
: an entry in a register
3
: a document certifying an act of registering
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