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a person appointed by a court to prepare an account of financial matters in a civil case
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Recent Examples of auditors
The City Council agreed to send a proposal to the Personnel and Hiring Committee a proposal that would transfer some of LAPD’s budget auditors to the City Controller’s Office.
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City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
In addition to examining how BHCA distributes money directly to charitable organizations, the auditors were critical of indirect transfers, by which BHCA transferred money indirectly through secondary, or pass through organizations.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
The Justice Department is also in talks with the Pentagon to send some of its forensic auditors to Minnesota to assist with fraud investigations and potentially to testify in court, according to a source familiar with the matter.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The state had previously been told by both state and federal auditors that the program was vulnerable to abuse.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
One idea leaders panned, though, was creating a line item for vouchers separate from the traditional K-12 budget — something the Senate, Governor’s Office and state auditors all recommended.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Tyler went on in her response to provide explanations for each of the violations OCPF auditors noted in the disposition.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The auditors’ final report will be posted to the school’s website for public review.
—Connye Griffin, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Many boards are approving AI strategies without clear visibility into whether the underlying controls actually work, leaving CFOs exposed when regulators, auditors, or investors ask for proof, according to new research.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
In addition to examining how BHCA distributes money directly to charitable organizations, the auditors were critical of indirect transfers, by which BHCA transferred money indirectly through secondary, or pass through organizations.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
The Justice Department is also in talks with the Pentagon to send some of its forensic auditors to Minnesota to assist with fraud investigations and potentially to testify in court, according to a source familiar with the matter.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The state had previously been told by both state and federal auditors that the program was vulnerable to abuse.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
One idea leaders panned, though, was creating a line item for vouchers separate from the traditional K-12 budget — something the Senate, Governor’s Office and state auditors all recommended.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Tyler went on in her response to provide explanations for each of the violations OCPF auditors noted in the disposition.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The auditors’ final report will be posted to the school’s website for public review.
—Connye Griffin, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Many boards are approving AI strategies without clear visibility into whether the underlying controls actually work, leaving CFOs exposed when regulators, auditors, or investors ask for proof, according to new research.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditors
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The district judge declined her jurisdictional prerogatives, saying that the case was too serious to be settled in a magistrates’ court and must be heard by a Crown Court, which deals with the most severe criminal offenses.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The law includes a variety of provisions, including stricter bail rules for many violent offenses, a new protocol for judges and magistrates ordering mental health evaluations and funding for additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Nov. 2025
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Regardless of which party is calling for the impeachment of judges, the outcome is unlikely to result in a conviction by the Senate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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RuPaul’s Drag Race features mainstay judges RuPaul Charles, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, and Ts Madison.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Compared to cricket and rugby, perhaps compared to other footballing countries, referees regularly make high-profile mistakes in the Premier League, and the introduction of the VAR system has been shambolic at times.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That makes the task of sorting wheat from chaff much more time-consuming for editors and referees, and also more technically difficult.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dogs kept some of their hierarchical instincts, replacing alpha wolves with their human masters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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JPMorgan Goes Live on Ethereum Taylor re-recorded her albums to her own masters.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The state's top jurists gather every November for an annual chili cook off.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Dec. 2025
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Amid the reporting, his chief judge banned jurists at his court from including chats during court livestreams .—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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In the Watson case, the justices are considering the legality of a Mississippi law that allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if received up to five days later.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Last year, former state Supreme Court justices, law professors and dozens more filed a Florida Bar grievance accusing her of politicizing DOJ.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lahoud said the adjudicators follow a flowchart — and if the applicant meets the minimum criteria, the person can expect an approval notice to arrive within days.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Justice Department’s defense primarily rests on the notion that agency adjudicators like the Merit Systems Protection Board — not federal courts — must decide the disputes.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Auditors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditors. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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