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Meanings of comptroller in English

Portuguese
contador
Catalan
comptable
Spanish
economista

A person who maintains the financial records of other people.

        contador
        Portuguese
        corregedoria
        Spanish
        contralor
        Catalan
        oïdor de comptes

        Financial occupation.

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                corregedoria
                Usage of comptroller in English
                1
                The figure, from the New York state comptroller, drew prominent news coverage.
                The Irish Times
                2
                For many years Mr. Knox had held the office of deputy comptroller.
                Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
                3
                Ellen Farley is the perfect candidate for comptroller. Caleb studied her expression.
                Shadowlight
                4
                Noreika replaced Thomas Curry, who had served as comptroller under President Obama.
                Reuters
                5
                At this time member for Newcastle-under-Line, and comptroller of the King's wardrobe.-E.
                The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
                6
                The city comptroller issues quarterly reports on New York City's economy.
                Reuters
                7
                On Wednesday, another previously planned comptroller's report was issued, on Israel's housing crisis.
                Reuters
                8
                The New York comptroller is the sole trustee of the state pension fund.
                Reuters
                9
                The state comptroller last week pledged to not delay or diminish bond payments.
                Reuters
                10
                The city comptroller manages five pension funds, analyzes budgets and audits city agencies.
                Reuters
                11
                That witness, Grace Dailey, is the former deputy comptroller for large bank supervision.
                Reuters
                12
                There was a dead silence;-thecomptroller evidently thinking that was enough.
                The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 / The Letters of C...
                13
                By this new act the office of comptroller of the currency was created.
                Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
                14
                You will find the Duc de Choiseul and the comptroller-general there.
                The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
                15
                Robert Walker Taylor was comptroller of the United States treasury for fifteen years.
                Jukes-Edwards: A Study in Education and Heredity
                16
                We've just learned that the comptroller is traditionally a Brooklyn Protestant.
                The new yorker
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