comptroller
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- comptrollership noun
Etymology
Origin of comptroller
By confusion with compt
Example Sentences
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The New York state comptroller manages nearly $300 billion in pension assets on behalf of teachers, firefighters and civil servants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Eugene Ludwig is chair of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity and former U.S. comptroller of the currency.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
But it could be substantial: The Pentagon's comptroller reportedly told lawmakers that the first six days of the war had cost $11.3 billion.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Brad Lander, the city's comptroller who teamed up in the Democratic primary with Mamdani to endorse each other's candidacy against Cuomo, says many Jewish New Yorkers like him are very enthusiastic about Mamdani.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
She says if I run for mayor she wants to be comptroller, of all things.”
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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