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[ kuh n-troh -ler; spelling pronunciation komp-troh -ler ] SHOW IPA
/ kənˈtroʊ lər; spelling pronunciation kɒmpˈtroʊ lər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Origin of comptroller by confusion with compt
OTHER WORDS FROM comptroller comp·trol·ler·ship, noun Words nearby comptroller comp time, Comptometer, Compton, Compton-Burnett, Compton effect, comptroller , Comptroller General of the United States, Comptroller of the Currency, compulsion, compulsive, compulsive personality
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Example sentences from the Web for comptroller Wendy Greuel, a former Los Angeles comptroller , came in third.
New Ager Marianne Williamson Was a $2 Million Congressional Flop | David Freedlander| August 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
(laughter) 38:22 FRIEDMAN: I mean… Comptroller of the state of Illinois, or something?
Transcript: Thomas Friedman Interviews Hillary Clinton and Christine Lagarde | | April 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer has declared that he will run for the post of New York City comptroller .
Eliot Spitzer for New York City Comptroller? Not a Bad Idea. | Daniel Gross| July 8, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Dov Zakheim 2003: Undersecretary of Defense as comptroller for the Pentagon.
Few Regrets as Neoconservative Advocates for Iraq Invasion Look Back | Eli Lake| March 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Here, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs is urging taxpayers to demand more—more answers, that is.
If Washington Wants to Balance Its Books, Congress Could Learn Something From Texas | Mark McKinnon| January 25, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The comptroller directs the work of the six auditors, and superintends the recovery of debts due the United States.
Elements of Civil Government | Alexander L. Peterman
In the case of one bank, the Comptroller proved that not a single solitary loan had been made under fifteen per cent.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
Much of the steady frictionless movement of the whole department depends on the administrative talent of the Comptroller .
Policing the Plains | R.G. MacBeth
I wot of no such fellow,” returned Sir Thomas, “you had best go to the comptroller , who keeps all the names.
The Armourer's Prentices | Charlotte M. Yonge
For more precise details on this subject I refer to a report from the first Comptroller of the Treasury.
State of the Union Addresses of James Monroe | James Monroe
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British Dictionary definitions for comptroller noun a variant spelling of controller, used esp as a title of any of various financial executives
Derived forms of comptroller comptrollership , noun 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
Words related to comptroller accountant, administrator