registration

[rej-uh-strey-shuhn]

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

/ ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən /

noun

1. 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

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

   2. the period paid for

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of registration¹

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

Example Sentences

“Every state has a responsibility to ensure that voter registration records are accurate, accessible, and secure — states that don’t fulfill that obligation will see this Department of Justice in court.”

From Los Angeles Times

Days before the protests began in Nepal, the government announced a ban on most social media platforms for not complying with a registration deadline.

From BBC

The home was warned if it did not make improvements in care planning, staffing, leadership and the care of residents, it could lose its registration and close.

From BBC

One of those groups was Powered by People, a political action committee founded by O’Rourke that focuses on voter registration and organizing.

From Salon

The ONS, which helped with the research, said it had warned that "the information provided by coroners on death registrations can lack detail" on the specific drugs involved.

From BBC

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