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

Derived Forms

• ˌregisˈtrational, adjective

Other Words From

• regis·tration·al adjective
• misreg·is·tration noun
• nonreg·is·tration noun
• prereg·is·tration noun
• rereg·is·tration noun
• super·regis·tration noun
• under·regis·tration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of registration¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s got data for every district in San Diego, including registration, past performance, current candidates, etc.

From Voice of San Diego

The agenda will be building on many policies that the state of California has already been putting in place, like those to increase voter registration, Gonzalez said.

From Voice of San Diego

It’s not illegal to use vehicle registration fees for this purpose and the agency has done so since the 1990s.

From Voice of San Diego

Instead of raising fees, the agency apparently used a portion of state vehicle registration fees that everyone pays, a practice it’s employed since the 1990s, which auditors basically said wasn’t a good practice.

From Voice of San Diego

There, Democrats hold a slim registration advantage – 16,108 to 15,308 – with another roughly 12,000 independent voters.

From Voice of San Diego

And as previously mentioned, she joins forces with Iron Man and the pro-registration heroes during the Civil War storyline.

From The Daily Beast

Al-Shabab demanded from the agencies what it described as “registration fees” of up to $10,000.

From The Daily Beast

That makes voter registration and door-to-door campaigning more important than ever.

From The Daily Beast

In 1962, Hamer attended a meeting about black voter registration sponsored by SNCC.

From The Daily Beast

Mississippi has no party registration and requires no party declaration to vote in any primary.

From The Daily Beast

To guard against such frauds the system of registration was established at an early day in American history.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus, a citizen is immediately checked for his proper registration and poll tax payments when he comes to vote.

From Project Gutenberg

The change in the plan of registration, he said, had been recommended by Sir Henry Darnel.

From Project Gutenberg

With respect to the registration of voters great amendments had been made.

From Project Gutenberg

"The Registration Office is over this way," one of the Hadjis told him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• booking
• certification
• enrollment
• filing
• listing