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registration

American  
[rej-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌrɛdʒ əˈstreɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of registering.

  2. an instance of this.

  3. an entry in a register.

  4. the group or number registered.

  5. an official act of registering one's name in the list of qualified voters.

  6. a certificate attesting to the fact that someone or something has been registered.

    a boat registration.

  7. Music.

    1. the act or technique of registrating.

    2. the selection of stops made by an organist for a particular piece.

registration British  
/ ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən /

noun

    1. the act of registering or state of being registered

    2. ( as modifier )

      a registration number

  2. an entry in a register

  3. a group of people, such as students, who register at a particular time

  4. a combination of organ or harpsichord stops used in the performance of a piece of music

    1. a tax payable by the owner of a motor vehicle

    2. the period paid for

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • misregistration noun
  • nonregistration noun
  • preregistration noun
  • registrational adjective
  • reregistration noun
  • superregistration noun
  • underregistration noun

Etymology

Origin of registration

1560–70; < Middle French < Medieval Latin registrātiōn- (stem of registrātiō ). See registrate, -ion

Example Sentences

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The SSS website notes that the change "transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS" through integration with other federal data sources, which it believes will result in a "streamlined" process.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

By delineating regulatory jurisdictions, Clarity establishes workable registration pathways for trading platforms and intermediaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that SpaceX had filed a draft registration for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Second, the DOJ invokes the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and its requirement that all states must maintain a computerized, statewide voter registration list.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Now there was a flurry of registration for union membership.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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