registrars

plural of registrar
as in clerks
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 registrars The Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In this cynical age, our local registrars of voters, usually one from each party, remain respected public officials. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 Once certified, petitioners then have just over two months to collect and submit the requisite number of signatures to local registrars and ultimately the Secretary of State. Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026 But registrars in Orange and Los Angeles counties have already certified their election results, so voters have a fairly clear picture of who will be on their ballots in the fall. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 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. Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026 In a memo to the state's county clerks and registrars, Weber said official certification would happen in June for the November 3 general election ballot. Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities. Allison Mashell Mitchell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 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
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  • Each morning, before much of Broward County is awake, prosecutors, defense attorneys, deputies, clerks and court staff carry the weight of this process together.
    Corey B. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Criminal charges against Smith had not yet been filed in Calaveras Superior Court, clerks there said Wednesday afternoon.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • The secretaries of State and Homeland Security, acting together, could bring home every family member of an American service member and everyone else waiting only to be reunited with relatives already here.
    Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The support staff union, the Penn Hills Education Support Professionals, represents a range of staff from teachers' aides to secretaries and nurses and authorized a strike last month.
    Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Registrars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrars. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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