as in magistrate
a person appointed by a court to prepare an account of financial matters in a civil case
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Recent Examples of auditor
California hiring tax auditors at job fair The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration is hiring tax auditors across Southern California.
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
The bill would require the authority to engage a third-party independent auditor to audit its books annually.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Right-wing activists soon learned that Aaron’s wife, Carolyn Feinstein, was an auditor at the Justice Department.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Engen announced his candidacy for auditor in October 2025.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
The bill would require the authority to engage a third-party independent auditor to audit its books annually.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Right-wing activists soon learned that Aaron’s wife, Carolyn Feinstein, was an auditor at the Justice Department.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Engen announced his candidacy for auditor in October 2025.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditor
Noun
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In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves.—
Parker Bach,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department also noted that a federal magistrate judge reviewed the FBI affidavit and signed off on the search warrant.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Great science-fiction writers, almost by definition, are masters of cognitive estrangement.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After a video review, the referee ruled the stick was at or below the cross bar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kukar was referee for two Super Bowls and alternate for another during his 22-year NFL career.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trever Nehls was also defeated in a 2022 race for Fort Bend County judge by three percentage points.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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When the populist demagogue Willie Stark orders Burden, journalist turned gumshoe, to dig up dirt on a local judge, Burden demurs; certainly there are no skeletons in the office of the good judge.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where the average age of federal jurists is 69.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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Harvey Brownstone, a jurist and author who served in the Ontario Court of Justice for 26 years, expressed surprise at Oklahoma’s closed system.—
JC Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Auditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditor. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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