comptroller of accounts

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• comptroller — n. a controller (used in the title of some financial officers) (Comptroller and Auditor General). Etymology: var. of controller, by erron. assoc. with count(1), L computus * * * comptroller (kənˈtrəʊlə(r)) An erroneous spelling of controller,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Comptroller and Auditor General — is the abbreviated title of a government official in a number of jurisdictions, including the UK, the Republic of Ireland, India, and China. (Cf. list below) Other jurisdictions use the similar titles Comptroller general or auditor general to… …   Wikipedia

• comptroller — comp·trol·ler /kən trō lər, kämp ˌtrō / n: the head accounting officer of a company or government Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. comptroller …   Law dictionary

• Comptroller and Auditor General — head of the Exchequer and Audit Department and a parliamentary officer. The Comptroller s main function is to scrutinise public accounts to ensure that money is being spent as Parliament authorised. The holder of the office is paid from the… …   Law dictionary

• Comptroller and Auditor General of India — The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India (Hindi: भारत के नियंत्रक महालेखापरीक्षक) is an authority, established by the Constitution of India, who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments,… …   Wikipedia

• Comptroller — A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries… …   Wikipedia

• Comptroller of the Treasury — The Comptroller of the Treasury was an official of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1817. According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller s duty to superintend… …   Wikipedia

• Comptroller of Maryland — Inauguration of Peter Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland The Comptroller of Maryland, United States, currently Peter Franchot, is the state s chief financial officer and is also elected by the people for a four year term. The comptroller is not… …   Wikipedia

• comptroller — The corporate manager responsible for the firm s accounting activities. Sometimes referred to as the controller (which means the same thing). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * comptroller comp‧trol‧ler [kənˈtrəʊlə, kəmp ǁ ˈtroʊlər] noun… …   Financial and business terms

• comptroller — [[t]kəntro͟ʊlə(r)[/t]] comptrollers N COUNT: oft N of n A comptroller is someone who is in charge of the accounts of a business or a government department; used mainly in official titles. ...Robert Clarke, US Comptroller of the Currency. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• Comptroller and Auditor General — (C&AG)    The official who, with staff, helps the Public Accounts Committee to ensure that public money has been spent for the purposes which it was voted by Parliament. The C&AG has two specific functions: to authorise the issue of public money… …   Glossary of UK Government and Politics