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 In 2020, he was elected state auditor, with his term ending concurrently with the beginning of his House term. The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024 Every American household can leverage the incentives of the Inflation Reduction Act and work with a professional energy auditor to make their homes safer, more comfortable, and energy efficient. Brynn Cooksey, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 ProPublica has added the ability to find nonprofit organizations that auditors have flagged as having serious financial or control deficiencies. Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2024 Follow the money: The property is valued at $5.7 million, per the county auditor. Andrew King, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for auditor 
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  • He’s expected to plead not guilty when he’s arraigned Monday before a federal magistrate judge, a formality because magistrate judges can’t accept guilty pleas in felony cases in Minnesota.
    Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Dali will appear in court before a federal magistrate Tuesday.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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  • Wright holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree in emergency management and homeland security and is a graduate of the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University in Illinois.
    Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Most of The Row’s handbags skip the flash of any hardware, but this rare jewel masters the art of glamorous ease with its metal fastening.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Cash appealed for the foul and together with Youri Tielemans, marched towards referee Lewis Smith.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Alexander worries that professional traders could take advantage of and benefit at the expense of regular investors, comparing it to a soccer game between two teams without a referee.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • The Ukrainian won that fight 116-112 on all three of the judges’ scorecards – much to the displeasure of the Fury camp.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The district judge's order expired at 12 a.m. Tuesday.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • The Florida jurist, who delivered several Trump-friendly rulings in the classified documents case, ordered the Department of Justice to keep the report sealed until an appeals court can assess objections to its release lodged by Trump and two co-defendants.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • An elder brother, Spiros Simitis, became a leading jurist specializing in data protection in Germany.
    Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Auditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditor. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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