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auditor

noun

Definition of auditor

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 Kiewit Corporation, the largest contractor in the state, formally withdrew from the bidding process for the project while citing the risks the city's brick sewer system posed, according to the auditor's report. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The state auditor’s recently released report on Charlotte’s public transit placed the question of best ways to address security back into the spotlight. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 In response, Kuhn said the auditor’s finding was because the department could not produce one record from 2020, which DOTI was not required to keep under Denver’s records retention policy. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026 The case was overseen by DIR’s internal audit unit, led by chief auditor Mathew Raute, who reports to the director. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditor

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The Islamabad district magistrate appointed a multiagency fact-finding committee with directions to submit a report within 24 hours.

— CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
The Islamabad district magistrate appointed a fact-finding committee and asked it to submit a report within 24 hours.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of magistrate

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The service got its name from the original Mechanical Turk, an 18th century chess-playing robot that was actually controlled by a human chess master.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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Among the top-performing VARs last season were EFL referee Paul Howard and EPL assistant Neil Davies.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The play was reviewed and upgraded to a Flagrant 2 after the referee said there was windup, impact and follow-through on the foul, resulting in Carrington’s ejection.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of referee

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Booking information from Clark County Detention Center in Nevada shows Hughes in custody with no bail, with a hearing before a judge scheduled for Thursday morning.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas federal prison camp, had argued she was selectively prosecuted as a scapegoat, but the judge dismissed those claims as frivolous.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Although Louisiana’s top jurist tore apart the state’s case against Duncan, the 57-year-old West Monroe native still isn’t truly free.

— Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
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

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