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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The budget resolution, which lays out parameters for crafting the final Trump agenda bill, directs the Energy and Commerce Committee to find at least $880 billion in cuts, a figure that scorekeepers say cannot be reached without changes to Medicaid.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Senate Republicans are preparing to invoke a clause in years-old budget legislation that allows Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the Republican head of the budget committee, to unilaterally decide what certain policies cost, instead of nonpartisan scorekeepers.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His work as a scorekeeper has taken him to China and France with the team, and to six of the past seven NBA Finals.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
From his disruptive reimagining of the sprawling federal bureaucracy to his recent tariffs on foreign cars and U.S. allies, the president’s economic policies carry significant ramifications for the federal balance sheet that even the nation’s budget scorekeepers cannot yet tabulate.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Senate Republicans are preparing to invoke a clause in years-old budget legislation that allows Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the Republican head of the budget committee, to unilaterally decide what certain policies cost, instead of nonpartisan scorekeepers.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His work as a scorekeeper has taken him to China and France with the team, and to six of the past seven NBA Finals.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
From his disruptive reimagining of the sprawling federal bureaucracy to his recent tariffs on foreign cars and U.S. allies, the president’s economic policies carry significant ramifications for the federal balance sheet that even the nation’s budget scorekeepers cannot yet tabulate.
—Tony Romm, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Scorekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorekeeper. Accessed 24 May. 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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