Thesaurus results for AUDITORS

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

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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

Defiant, Mladic acted bullishly during his trial and yelled at the judges when sentenced to life in prison.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The couple were known in South Florida for their dinner parties at their homes in Miami Beach and Coconut Grove that gathered musicians, fellow attorneys and judges, senators, bankers, philanthropists and journalists.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of judges

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He was born in Hialeah and went to the University of Miami and later received masters degrees in criminal justice and public administration from Florida International University.

— Gray Rohrer, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Mixed doubles showcases one of tennis’ greatest strengths — seeing the best athletes in the world share a court — but this version of it also pits the masters of a discipline against the biggest stars of a sport.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of masters

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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
Conflict of laws issues then will go on to occasionally fry the minds of even the most brilliant litigators and jurists.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 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

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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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