Definition of registrarnext
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 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 For other locations to do so, contact your county registrar. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025 Jesse Salinas, the county’s registrar of voters, said the county has strong safeguards to protect voters and ensure election integrity. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for registrar
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Noun
  • According to the union, the tentative agreement would still need to be ratified by a majority of about 220 clerks before being adopted as a contract.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • This includes a comic scene about proofreading the monotonous legal documents that clerks like Bartleby were paid pennies to copy, and a scene at the end where a jail cook rattles off all the former occupations of its now-nameless inmates.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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  • But 11 new ministers and two secretaries of states are now part of the new government, including the new minister of foreign and religious affairs, Raina Forbin.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • When asked for comment on the situation, soccer’s world governing body FIFA referred CNN Sports to remarks by its general secretary, Mattias Grafström, on Sunday.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrar. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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