as in clerk
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 registrar
The dispute centered on LAFCO’s actions during the process of verifying the petition signatures, which ultimately reversed the San Diego County registrar of voters office’s initial determination that ACLJ’s petition drive had failed to gather enough valid signatures.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The second ballot affidavit blames the registrar’s office for not providing election materials the sheriff’s office didn’t request or provide a reason for wanting.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
County records show the registrar of voters initially logged in the receipt of 611,000 mail ballots, according to Bianco, citing the group's audit.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The second ballot affidavit blames the registrar’s office for not providing election materials the sheriff’s office didn’t request or provide a reason for wanting.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
County records show the registrar of voters initially logged in the receipt of 611,000 mail ballots, according to Bianco, citing the group's audit.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for registrar
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The original 10-point ethics complaint, filed by eight Skokie residents last February, alleged Johnson violated the village’s ethics code by using the public comment podium on multiple occasions for political purposes (Johnson was then running for village clerk).—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The investigation, supported by an audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit, determined Hulen misappropriated $2,210 in court fine payments while employed as the court clerk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2026
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Protections from war, natural disasters or other crises Created in 1990, the program allows the Department of Homeland Security secretary to protect immigrants already in the United States from being deported to countries experiencing war, natural disasters and other emergencies.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the statute requires the Homeland Security secretary to terminate TPS if the review finds that conditions justifying the designation no longer exist.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registrar. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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