comptroller
noun
comp·trol·ler
| \ kən-ˈtrō-lər
, ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō-, käm(p)-ˈtrō-
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, ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō-, käm(p)-ˈtrō-
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Definition of comptroller
1
: a royal-household official who examines and supervises expenditures
2
: a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies expenditures
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Other Words from comptroller
comptrollership
\ kən-ˈtrō-lər-ˌship
, ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō- , käm(p)-ˈtrō- \
noun
, ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō- , käm(p)-ˈtrō- \
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Examples of comptroller in a Sentence
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In a January 2019 audit, the New Jersey comptroller’s office found that state oversight of the tax break programs was poor. — Nancy Solomon, ProPublica, "State Tax Breaks Rewarded Companies Connected to One Powerful Man. The Governor Just Killed Them — for Now.," 23 Aug. 2019 The law then required the comptroller general to review the FAA’s guidance and issue a comprehensive report on flight-sharing in the United States, including its benefits for pilots and passengers. — Mike Lee And Jon Riches, Twin Cities, "Lee, Riches: The FAA needs to let flight-sharing take off," 12 Aug. 2019 Reese was hired as a correction officer in December at an annual salary of $46,985, according to the state comptroller’s website. — Zach Murdock, courant.com, "Newtown correction officer arrested for lying about love letters to inmate, state police say," 24 July 2019 In the latest fiscal year, which ended June 30, the city spent $3.2 billion on services for homeless people, including $1.9 billion on shelters, according to the city comptroller’s office. — Los Angeles Times, "Desperate to ease homelessness, California officials look to New York ‘right to shelter’ policy," 21 July 2019 And until this week, that data hadn’t been reported to the state comptroller since 2010. — Nestor Ramos, BostonGlobe.com, "At Logan, State Police can no longer expect us to ‘keep it moving’," 29 Mar. 2018 David Norquist, the current Pentagon comptroller who has been serving as acting deputy Defense secretary, is likely to be formally nominated for the deputy job later this month. — Los Angeles Times, "Defense Department scrambles to fill top job as vacancies and acting appointees pile up," 16 July 2019 The mayoral election, as well as those for city attorney, comptroller, treasurer and all aldermanic districts will take place April 7. — Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mayor Tom Barrett leads competitors by significant margin in campaign fundraising," 15 July 2019 Upon his nomination, Norquist, who had been acting deputy of secretary of defense, will revert back to his previous job, comptroller. — NBC News, "Musical chairs at the Pentagon: Eight days, two top jobs, four people," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comptroller.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for comptroller
comptroller
noun
English Language Learners Definition of comptroller
: a person who is in charge of the financial accounts of a company or organization
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comptroller
noun
comp·trol·ler
| \ kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkämp-ˌtrō-
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Legal Definition of comptroller
: the head accounting officer of a company or government