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comptroller

[kuhn-troh-ler, komp-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər, kɒmpˈtroʊ lər /


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Analysis by the city comptroller shows that fewer Gen-Z and millennial renters have been able to secure these rent-stabilized units.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Women's team Gotham FC this week recorded the biggest turnout for a women's sporting event in New York history, city comptroller Mark Levine said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Brandon Patty, a 44-year-old clerk and comptroller in St John's County, Florida and a Navy Reserve commander, is one such American who believes passionately that the Dream is alive and working.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, Brad Lander, a former NYC comptroller, defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman, while democratic socialist Assembly member Claire Valdez won the primary for an open seat representing parts of Brooklyn and Queens.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

The original word, controller, is more likely to be used in business, and the fancier one, comptroller, in government.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Such midyear budget adjustments by the board, common in years when revenue was lower than expected, have “enabled countless governors, comptrollers and treasurers to actively manage the state’s finances,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2017

Those will be filled in and hammered out later by the Office of Management and Budget, the comptrollers of the various departments, and the relevant committees in Congress.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2017

He has also enlisted the state and city comptrollers to audit and inspect existing shelters to push them to improve conditions, making them cleaner and safer.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2016

It also includes signatures from treasurers or comptrollers from Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2015

Two comptrollers pass upon all claims against the government and accounts received from the auditors.

From Government and Administration of the United States by Westel W. Willoughby




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