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Auditor General

British  

noun

  1. (in Canada) a federal official responsible for auditing government departments and making an annual report

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A 2020 report by India's Comptroller and Auditor General, using satellite imagery and field verification, found around 34 percent of surveyed licensed mines extended beyond their legal boundaries.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, said this had "added to the financial pressures on the NHS and, without reform, its longer-term affordability".

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

Gov. Austin Davis, Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Auditor General Tim DeFoor and Attorney General Michelle Henry will each get a boost that puts their salaries just shy of $200,000.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Northern Ireland's Comptroller and Auditor General Dorinnia Carville welcomed the steps taken by the department but expressed her concern about the length of time that action took.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

What a splendid field this would have been for the Comptroller and Auditor General, and for questioners in the Houses of Parliament!

From A Hundred Years by Post A Jubilee Retrospect by Hyde, James Wilson

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