Thesaurus results for BOOKKEEPERS

bookkeepers

noun

plural of bookkeeper

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a person whose job is to keep the financial records for a business questioned the bookkeeper about an entry in the accounts

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Recent Examples of bookkeepers Two former bookkeepers for Wyandotte County District Court and longtime best friends accused of stealing nearly $1 million from the court have been sentenced to prison terms. — Nathan Pilling july 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Early-stage and growth-stage businesses often relied on bookkeepers, accountants and instinct to make financial decisions while focusing heavily on sales and growth. — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Many afternoons after school, Annie worked alongside the agents, bookkeepers, and assistants, doing her homework or helping with the filing. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026 Banks in the latter half of the 20th century were able to automate some of the tasks performed by accountants and bookkeepers, and the rise of the ATM initially reduced the number of bank tellers. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026 The site is particularly strong in the accounting and finance sector, with jobs available for everyone from collection managers to controllers, bookkeepers and CPAs. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Cunningham shared her thoughts on the White House's post while speaking to reporters on Friday.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of reporters

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Before archivists can preserve a record, the record must survive long enough to make it into their hands.

— Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
Since the diocese’s founding in 1976, clergy members and archivists have curated unique pieces of Orange County history to preserve its culture and faith.

— Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2026

Definition of archivists

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Like other independent agencies, the EAC is designed to operate outside the direct control of the President or his Cabinet secretaries and maintain a degree of autonomy from the executive branch.

— Connor Greene, Time, 10 July 2026
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council, two main trade groups, publicly celebrated their meetings with the secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture departments in the spring.

— Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 7 July 2026

Definition of secretaries

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County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.

— Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of registrars

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But the clerks all said the disturbance occurred about three hours earlier, not before the noon deadline of the qualifying period.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Victims might interact with a police department, sheriff or 911 operator; a state’s attorney; clerks and judges at the county courts.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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