treasurer

noun trea·sur·er \ ˈtre-zhə-rər , ˈtrā- ; ˈtrezh-rər , ˈtrāzh- \

|Updated on: 11 Aug 2018

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Definition of treasurer

1 : an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: such as

a : a governmental officer charged with receiving, keeping, and disbursing public revenues

b : the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation

2 : a guardian of a collection of treasures : curator

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treasurership

play \ˈtre-zhə-rər-ˌship, ˈtrā-; ˈtrezh-rər-, ˈtrāzh-\ noun

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Examples of treasurer in a Sentence

She is treasurer of the college.

Recent Examples of treasurer from the Web

Two days after the 2017 email exchange between Gibbons and Sinquefield, Greitens' campaign treasurer and campaign attorney filed paperwork with the Missouri secretary of state’s office to create A New Missouri Inc.

— jason hancock, kansascity, "Email appears to show coordination by Greitens campaign, office, dark-money nonprofit," 3 July 2018
Ruderman, a Leadership Broward Class XXX graduate, has served in various board leadership positions, including as treasurer and chair-elect.

— cindy kent, Sun-Sentinel.com, "People on the move: West Palm Beach DDA marketing director tapped for leadership program," 22 June 2018
In addition to Lamont, the firefighters union endorsed state Rep. William Tong of Stamford for attorney general, Shawn Wooden of Hartford for state treasurer and incumbent state Comptroller Kevin Lembo.

— daniela altimari, courant.com, "Firefighters Back Lamont But Refrain From Endorsement In Lt. Gov. Race," 20 June 2018
Reardon serves as the board’s treasurer and has a professional background in management consulting, while Rapisand has a background in communications and public relations.

— jennifer johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Park Ridge City Council approves three appointments to library board," 19 June 2018
He was elected president over Juan Luis Larrea, the federation's former treasurer and its interim leader since Villar was suspended following his arrest last year on suspicion of corruption.

— tales azzoni, Houston Chronicle, "Spain replaces fired coach ahead of World Cup start," 13 June 2018
Voters on Tuesday were also deciding inter-party races for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general.

— CBS News, "Primary results in Virginia, 4 other states -- live updates," 12 June 2018
Among those convicted was Luis Barcenas, the long-time party treasurer and a close aide to Rajoy, who was sentenced to 33 years behind bars and a fine of 44 million euros ($51.1 million).

— aritz parra, The Seattle Times, "Embattled Spanish PM to face no-confidence vote this week," 28 May 2018
Their current salaries sit at nearly $127,900 for the clerk and treasurer and $162,600 for the sheriff, according to committee records.

— emily k. coleman, Lake County News-Sun, "Lake County Board members freeze their own salaries, boost chairman's," 9 May 2018

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