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 Curtis was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors last year after two previous registrars resigned. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 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
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Noun
  • Williams — who lost reelection to current Secretary of State Jena Griswold in 2018 — said Griswold’s office bears some responsibility for the error and should have reached out to county clerks about the district boundary changes.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The election inspectors must disclose their political affiliation to help the clerks ensure balanced staffing – claiming independent or unaffiliated is not an option for these roles.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps a handful of judges would be confirmed, but Cabinet secretaries would face long slogs.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • To do that work, the state plans to add as many as four deputy attorneys general, a legal analyst and three legal secretaries, according to a legislative analyst’s report.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Registrars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrars. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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