registry
the act of registering; registration.
a place where a register is kept; an office of registration.
the state of being registered.
the nationality of a merchant ship as shown on its register.
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There is no national registry that records who owns guns and when they purchase them.
Fearing violence and political uncertainty, Americans are buying millions more firearms | Hannah Denham, Andrew Ba Tran | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostOver the summer, he and a group of other diabetes experts launched a global registry of patients with covid-19-related diabetes.
One is that states, and even individual vaccination sites, have widely varying rules around reporting vaccination data to the jurisdiction’s registry.
They’ll also be entering the information into existing state or local immunization registries, which are used to record childhood and other vaccinations.
‘Will I get a reminder for my 2nd shot?’ 6 questions about vaccine tracking—answered | Claire Zillman, reporter | January 6, 2021 | FortuneThe task force recommended the creation of a central registry to track abusers of children, vulnerable adults and people with developmental disabilities in a single database.
After a Violent Crime, Arizona Promised Reforms for People With Developmental Disabilities. It Has Yet to Deliver. | by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star | December 28, 2020 | ProPublica
U.S. officials have acquired more bling from overseas than Kanye West and Kim Kardashian had on their wedding registry.
Meditation Rugs, Swords, and Horse Head Fiddles: The Strangest Gifts Given to Government Bigwigs | Ben Jacobs | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1992, the movie was selected for the National Film registry and as such has a print preserved in the Library of Congress.
How to Save Silent Movies: Inside New Jersey’s Cinema Paradiso | Rich Goldstein | October 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWendy Kramer is co-founder, with her donor-conceived son Ryan, of the Donor Sibling registry (DSR).
Today’s Sperm Donor Isn’t a Broke 20-Something | Stephanie Fairyington | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSeveral Italian cities, including Naples, already have a civil union registry.
Italian Transgender Ruling Gives Green Light to Civil Unions | Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolish them until they gleam with malice, wicked glee, and non-registry gifts.
The First-World Anarchist’s Guide to Weddings | Kelly Williams Brown | May 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEnrollment is the term used to describe the registry of a vessel engaged in coastwise or inland navigation or commerce.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIn Ireland, also, half-a-crown was the sum paid for registry; in England it was a shilling only.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanMore effectual means are employed to enforce the registry of births, marriages and deaths.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneA clock struck ten as Miss Tallmadge hurriedly led the way up the second flight to the registry-office.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsYou refer, I presume, to the omission of her name in the parish registry, recording the fact of her regeneration?
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2) | Timothy East
British Dictionary definitions for registry
/ (ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ) /
a place where registers are kept, such as the part of a church where the bride and groom sign a register after a wedding
the registration of a ship's country of origin: a ship of Liberian registry
another word for registration
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