auditor

noun

Definition of auditornext
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 Bernstein took issue with the county's acting auditor, who announced last month that Columbia Community Concepts had challenged an audit. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The staffers urge OpenAI to preserve the ability to closely monitor its advanced models; to adhere to its commitment to embed third-party safety auditors within the organization; and to foster an open and transparent culture. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Complaints to the state auditor In 2024, Perera made an office technician a safety inspector. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 One employee had been working and living in Idaho since late 2020 without disclosing that information to the agency, according to IP address records examined by the state auditor. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditor
  1. magistrate
  2. master
  3. referee
  4. judge
  5. jurist
Noun
  • The owner was believed to be a magistrate or a freedman of the imperial household.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That testimony later was criticized by a federal magistrate judge, who accused the FBI of numerous missteps, including a failure to filter out potentially privileged materials.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of magistrate
Noun
  • No one gets out of this world without becoming a master of the art of losing, to invoke the poet Elizabeth Bishop.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Supporting this remarkable local treasure offers a rare chance to experience authentic culinary artistry from a true master.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of master
Noun
  • So common was this practice that by the middle of the century, insurance companies were regularly employing their own medical referees to submit thorough and unbiased reports for review.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The fight ended in a TKO loss to 9-1 Shannon Clark when the referee stepped in and stopped the fight.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of referee
Noun
  • Separately, the three law professors contacted by The Post reviewed the judge's ruling in Bakken's case, as well as portions of Gist's memorandum and the legal official's email.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The family court judge in the case, Marlon Weiss, was appointed by DeSantis in 2025 to the Circuit Court in Broward.
    — Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of judge
Noun
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former judge at the ICC and other international courts.
    — MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Navi Pillay, a South African jurist who was the UN’s longest-serving human rights chief, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of jurist

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“Auditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditor. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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