auditor

as in magistrate
a person appointed by a court to prepare an account of financial matters in a civil case

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Recent Examples of auditor Super Micro Computer — Shares dropped more than 30% after disclosing that an auditor resigned. Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 The state executive posts of attorney general, treasurer and auditor general are all on the ballot. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Hundreds of ballots damaged in Washington, damage limited in Portland Clark County auditor Greg Kimsey said that a large number of ballots had been destroyed in the Vancouver fire at a joint press conference. James Powel, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 The auditor’s office previously said that one-time costs to implement all of the proposals in Measure G — which would include expanding the board — would be about $8 million. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for auditor 
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Noun
  • Homan, 63, decided on a career in law enforcement as a boy in West Carthage, New York, watching his father work as a magistrate in the small farming town.
    Elliot Spagat, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
  • At the government’s request, a federal magistrate has detained him without bond until that hearing.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Allison went to college and eventually got her masters at the New School.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • She’s gone back to school and is considering studying for a master’s in immunology.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Eventually, as the referee removed the Money in the Bank briefcase from the ring, the Rodriquez sneak attacked Jax, allowing Morgan to hit ObLivion for the win.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Banchero attempted to contest when the referee waved the shot off, but LaVine laughingly pushed him away.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The judges find no fault with almost any of the big desserts.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the judge also heard arguments about whether Kohberger may pose a danger to others.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The justice ordered the shutdown after months of conflict with Musk, who called the jurist authoritarian and a censor, despite de Moraes' rulings, including the suspension of X, being repeatedly upheld by the court. X ultimately complied with all of de Moraes' demands.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Eager to extend the Warren Court’s liberal jurisprudence and fearful that his Great Society might suffer the fate of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives at the hands of conservative jurists, Johnson resolved to maintain the institution’s ideological bent.
    Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024

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“Auditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditor. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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