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
Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities.
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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
Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.
—Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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
Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.
—Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registrars
Noun
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Not just paramedics and EMTs, but teachers, chefs, clerks, you and me.—
Michelle Kuo,
The Dial,
14 Apr. 2026
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Wage agreements must be submitted to legislative clerks 10 days in advance of any vote in the House or Senate.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Seven Cabinet secretaries came from the think tank.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The president has fired two Cabinet secretaries in recent weeks — former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — after public scandals garnered considerable media coverage.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Registrars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrars. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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