registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 
: an official recorder or keeper of records: such as
a
: an officer of an educational institution responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials
b
: an admitting officer at a hospital
c
chiefly British
: resident sense 3
Examples of registrar in a Sentence
got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar
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Below are results from the Alameda County registrar of voters for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
With less than 30 minutes to go until polls close at 8 p.m. in California, voter turnout in Orange County is at more than 60%, according to an unofficial tally from the county registrar of voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
There is no prohibition in statute of law that would keep a county from keeping their registrar's office open on the weekend to collect absentee ballots.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
Washoe County’s vendor, for example, had stopped supporting software used by the voter registrar’s office and fixes over the years had been piecemeal.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
With less than 30 minutes to go until polls close at 8 p.m. in California, voter turnout in Orange County is at more than 60%, according to an unofficial tally from the county registrar of voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
There is no prohibition in statute of law that would keep a county from keeping their registrar's office open on the weekend to collect absentee ballots.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
Washoe County’s vendor, for example, had stopped supporting software used by the voter registrar’s office and fixes over the years had been piecemeal.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrar. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
: an official who records or keeps records
Medical Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
1
: an admitting officer at a hospital
2
British
: resident
Legal Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr
: an official recorder or keeper of records
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