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auditor

[aw-di-ter] / ˈɔ dɪ tər /
NOUN
person who inspects financial records
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After college, he traded the runway for a courtroom, and in 2018, was elected state auditor as a Democrat, serving two terms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

It’s hard to think of a major outlet where the Iowa auditor has not gone on a hunting trip and scarfed down breakfast pizza with a reporter.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

“It was pretty awful telling people we couldn’t count their votes,” said Marianne Nichols, Pend Oreille’s longtime auditor.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The auditor, his wife, two children and in-laws had arrived in Cyprus hours before the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Most notable was an exchange between Clark and John Dougall, a Republican and electrical engineer and businessman who would later become Utah’s state auditor.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The FRC can look into the conduct of BDO, Manchester City's auditors, to ask whether the audit was in line with the rules.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

At sea, these programs often rely on self-reported information from ship captains rather than having auditors inspect vessels offshore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The researchers also urged the company to keep its promise to permanently host independent auditors, saying they feared their dismissals "may be used to justify ending" that work.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

It says it bases its decisions on information from gold refiners, verified by auditors, but doesn’t carry out mine inspections itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Milton wore them whenever he met with bank loan officers or auditors from the IRS.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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