auditors

noun

plural of auditor
as in magistrates
a person appointed by a court to prepare an account of financial matters in a civil case

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Recent Examples of auditors Hospital managers ignored alerts from a machine learning software that tracks when staff might be stealing drugs, auditors found. — Alexandra Byrne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Towers told ProPublica that the audit had reached erroneous conclusions, that the auditors did not give him the opportunity to fully defend his work and that the journal’s willingness to stand by the study is proof that his research is sound. — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026 The customer's risk is today, and so are the questions from their auditors, board and regulators. — Bora Unlu, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 State auditors later determined that its financial problems were more extensive than initially believed. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 At Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, auditors last were there in June 2025. — Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Independent auditors conduct two reviews of state exams each year; none have found issues with past tests, according to the state education agency. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 While auditors found that the bulk of the 68,935 tests reported by 360 Clinic were performed, the report could not confirm that 2,646 tests, costing the county $132,300, were done. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026 Each of those decisions affects internal reporting, board oversight and how finance leaders explain the position to auditors and investors. — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditors
  1. magistrates
  2. judges
  3. referees
  4. masters
  5. jurists
  6. justices
  7. adjudicators
Noun
  • At a hearing this week, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin asked the parties to identify two potential magistrates who could oversee mediation by next Wednesday.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Now, under the law named after her, magistrates and judges in North Carolina must be stricter when setting release conditions for people charged with violent crimes.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Definition of magistrates
Noun
  • Usually, that would mean that Naheim, Joseph, and Bryan would all be going home — but the judges decide, in another twist, to bring a fourth designer to the finale.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There is no way of knowing whether other district court judges will rule, as Valenzuela did, on the question of funding connected to Title IX.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of judges
Noun
  • That said, England’s best VARs are still predominantly EPL referees, too.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The state compared Atrium to a soccer team whining about the referees.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of referees
Noun
  • At Berkeley, that includes programs like masters’ degrees in business administration and public policy.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Jomo Hankerson alleged his father violated a settlement agreement over recording masters and music publishing rights for the works of Aaliyah, Toni Braxton, DMX and Timbaland.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Alongside Gyllenhaal and Ben Hania, the jurists include English composer Daniel Blumberg, Italian professor Francesco Casetti, French writer-director Xavier Giannoli, Afghan writer-director Shahrbanoo Sadat, and Hong Kong director Johnnie To.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026
  • And rather than have the designers come to the jury (of which this editor was a member), the jurists spent several hours with each designer in their own space.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jurists
Noun
  • The Buckeye Institute – along with a number of other conservative groups that have filed supportive briefs – want the justices to also revisit a 2005 decision that affirmed a broad interpretation of Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the six conservative justices said in an unsigned opinion that the states had filed their lawsuit too early — before the order had been implemented, or any formal rules pertaining to it had been developed.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of justices
Noun
  • Immigration adjudicators may discourage visa holders like Maya from seeking employment after layoffs, thereby limiting their opportunities to stay and work in America.
    — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The competition included 23 players who supplied preliminary video performances; adjudicators selected 12 finalists.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Definition of adjudicators

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