scorekeeper
noun
score·keep·er
ˈskȯr-ˌkē-pər 
: one that keeps score
specifically
: an official who records the score during a game or contest
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Congressional scorekeepers found in October that alone means Medicare already covers GLP-1s for half of seniors with obesity.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Such a change has already run aground with fiscal hawks in the House, who share the Senate antipathy toward congressional scorekeepers but are unwilling to completely disregard their rules.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Politics becomes like a soccer match in which the referees, the groundskeepers, and the scorekeepers work for one team to sabotage its rival.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
The nonpartisan budget scorekeeper estimated that federal spending would total $7 trillion during the fiscal year, amounting to 23.3 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Such a change has already run aground with fiscal hawks in the House, who share the Senate antipathy toward congressional scorekeepers but are unwilling to completely disregard their rules.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Politics becomes like a soccer match in which the referees, the groundskeepers, and the scorekeepers work for one team to sabotage its rival.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
The nonpartisan budget scorekeeper estimated that federal spending would total $7 trillion during the fiscal year, amounting to 23.3 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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scorekeeper
noun
score·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
: a person appointed to record the score during the progress of a game or contest
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