comptroller
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8.8
- noun
- /kəmˈtroʊlər/
- Formal
:
contralor
- Comptroller reports have ended in important indictments and major changes in bureaucratic procedure.
- comptroller general
- state comptroller
OK, Comptroller, what the fuck is that?
- OK, Comptroller, what the fuck is that?
Examples
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Instead, we relied on the accuracy of licensing data provided by the comptroller.
Academic text (2011) -
And the state's comptroller estimated that the database saved the state more than $5 million.
Blog text (1) -
So the comptroller of the Pentagon has now become a job no American wants?
Blog text (29) -
The comptroller general does conduct an audit of military spending.
Academic text (2003) -
Another is a comptroller in his early 50s who had been out of work for nine months.
Blog text (30) -
Relying on the current demand for "good government," the state comptroller has become more aggressive and considerably more effective.
Academic text (1996) -
We'll discuss it tomorrow with the city's comptroller.
Fiction book (2001) -
The current state comptroller, Miriam Ben-Porat, is one of the more popular public figures in Israel today.
Academic text (1996) -
The comptroller of the currency reports that banks, for 2009, reported record derivatives-trading revenues of $22.6 billion.
Academic text (2010) -
The city's comptroller is responsible for overseeing the financial reports of all government agencies.
Synonyms
8
4.3
A person who keeps and checks a company's financial records
Compounds
- Formal
2
8.8
The main person who leads the agency that watches over national banks
- Formal
1
8.6
The top US federal official who checks government spending and handles claims against it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Comptroller is really a form of controller that was changed under the influence of the French word compte, meaning 'account'. So a comptroller is a 'controller' of 'accounts', an official who checks and manages an organization's money.