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 Controversy and censure Curtis, a 68-year-old attorney, was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in the spring of 2025 to fill the position vacated by two previous registrars who resigned for health reasons. Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registrars
Noun
  • Shillings said the secretary of state's office should provide better tools and training to county clerks to prevent future errors.
    Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Turnover within the court itself, particularly among judges and clerks, has contributed to case delays and disorganization, said Michael Sharma-Crawford, a local immigration attorney.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Yet consider the narrative that emerged from Jackson Hole about how Treasury secretary Scott Bessent had allegedly inserted himself where Treasury secretaries shouldn’t.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Tomlin, Fonda and Parton played a trio of secretaries who took revenge on their sexist boss by kidnapping him and enacting changes in the workplace in his name.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Registrars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrars. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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