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
When a registrar is uncertain about a voter’s current address, the county sends a notice requesting confirmation.
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Mayne, the registrar at the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove, and Debbie Fandrei, the museum’s director and the other historian, began a search of dozens of contemporaneous sources, including the News-Sun.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Mayne, the registrar at the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove, and Debbie Fandrei, the museum’s director and the other historian, began a search of dozens of contemporaneous sources, including the News-Sun.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for registrar
Noun
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Moriarty does part-time seasonal election work for the clerk’s office and has worked various positions such as election judge and field tech.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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This is an election year for some county commissioners, clerks, treasurers, assessors and coroners in Ada and Canyon counties.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was considered one of the most powerful figures in the country since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an airstrike on the first day of the war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli military strikes ousted Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of the Guard’s Basij unit.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrar. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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