as in clerk
an official whose job is to keep records
got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar
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Recent Examples of registrar
County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
As attorney general, Ellison is the chief civil regulator and registrar of charities in Minnesota.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The dispute centered on LAFCO’s actions during the process of verifying the petition signatures, which ultimately reversed the San Diego County registrar of voters office’s initial determination that ACLJ’s petition drive had failed to gather enough valid signatures.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The second ballot affidavit blames the registrar’s office for not providing election materials the sheriff’s office didn’t request or provide a reason for wanting.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
As attorney general, Ellison is the chief civil regulator and registrar of charities in Minnesota.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The dispute centered on LAFCO’s actions during the process of verifying the petition signatures, which ultimately reversed the San Diego County registrar of voters office’s initial determination that ACLJ’s petition drive had failed to gather enough valid signatures.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The second ballot affidavit blames the registrar’s office for not providing election materials the sheriff’s office didn’t request or provide a reason for wanting.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for registrar
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Alex Murdaugh has filed a federal lawsuit against the now-former clerk of court whose interactions with the jury in his 2023 murder trial prompted the South Carolina Supreme Court last week to overturn his double murder convictions.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleges the clerk denied him his right to a fair trial.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Now, with the Defense secretary on record in support of this legislation, its prospect for passage dramatically improves.—
Star Parker,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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The occupations most exposed to AI substitution, where most core tasks can be readily automated, like information clerks, secretaries, and sales representatives, were already experiencing some of the worst labor shortages at the time, according to Peng and Walker.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrar. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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