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Meaning of "Auditor General" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUDITOR GENERAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUDITOR GENERAL

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Auditor General is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUDITOR GENERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Comptroller

A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. The Comptroller General, Auditor General, or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most commonwealth countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the government and of government-owned companies. Typically, the independent institution headed by the Comptroller General is a member of the INTOSAI. In American government, the Comptroller is effectively the Chief Financial Officer of a public body. In business management, the Comptroller is closer to a Chief Audit Executive, holding a senior role in internal audit functions. Generally, the title encompasses a variety of responsibilities, from overseeing accounting and monitoring internal controls to countersigning on expenses and commitments.

Definition of Auditor General in the English dictionary

The definition of Auditor General in the dictionary is a federal official responsible for auditing government departments and making an annual report.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUDITOR GENERAL

Audit Bureau of Circulation
audit trail
auditable
auditee
auditing
audition
auditioner
auditive
auditor
auditoria
auditorial
auditorily
auditorium
auditorship
auditory
auditory aphasia
auditory phonetics
auditress
Audubon
Audubon Society

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUDITOR GENERAL

agent-general
attorney general
brigadier general
consulate general
director general
director-general
federal
four-star general
funeral
general
governor general
Governor-General
in general
inspector general
judge advocate general
lieutenant general
major general
mineral
secretary-general
surgeon general
vicar general

Synonyms and antonyms of Auditor General in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Auditor General» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUDITOR GENERAL

Find out the translation of Auditor General to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Auditor General from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Auditor General» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

审计长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Auditor General
570 millions of speakers

English

Auditor General
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महालेखा परीक्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المراجع العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Генеральный ревизор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auditor Geral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরীক্ষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vérificateur général
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Juruaudit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auditor General
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

会計検査院長官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감사 원장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Auditor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tổng Kiểm toán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தணிக்கையாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेखापरीक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

denetçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

revisore generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

audytor Generalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Генеральний ревізор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auditorul General
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Γενικός Ελεγκτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouditeur-generaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

revisor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Riksrevisjonen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Auditor General

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUDITOR GENERAL»

The term «Auditor General» is regularly used and occupies the 63.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUDITOR GENERAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Auditor General

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUDITOR GENERAL»

Discover the use of Auditor General in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Auditor General and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Role of the Auditor General in Public Accountability: Some ...
The executive government is a client of the Auditor-General's, but also determines funding levels, lack of public awareness of the importance of government auditing, little agreement with what efficiency auditing actually means, as this is ...
Bronwynn Adamson Nosworthy, 1999
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Annual Report of the Auditor General ...and of the ...
By the first section of the act 1859, the Auditor General was directed “to make out and cause to be printed, a blank form for the annual reports of the several railroad corporations of this State, and to forward, on or before [the first day of October ...
Pennsylvania. Office of the Auditor General, 1866
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The Politics of Public Money: Spenders, Guardians, Priority ...
20 Office of the Auditor General of Canada, 'What is Legislative Auditing?' 21 Interview with a former auditor general of Canada, Ottawa, ON, 26 October 2005. 22 Interview with an assistant auditor general, Ottawa, ON, 28 October 2005.
David A. Good, 2007
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Innovating at the Provincial Auditor General
URGENT! Dear Auditor General Harmsway, As Premier, I welcome you to your new position as Auditor General of our province. You probably realize that the Premier does not usually correspond in this manner to the Auditor General, yet I feel ...
Alisa Giroux, Institut d'administration publique du Canada, 2004
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Nine Reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General ...
1 Nine reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General published from July 2009 to March 2010 1. In this report we endorse the conclusions and recommendations of nine reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General published between ...
Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, 2010
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National Audit Office: Investigation by the Comptroller and ...
v.0 National Audit Office Confidentiality clauses and special severance payments — follow up Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 8 October 2013 This report has been prepared ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2013
7
Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues
The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India made its first appearance in 1857, following a major re-organization carried out by Lord Canning. Under this arrangement, the independent accounting offices of the presidencies of ...
Ramesh Kumar Arora, Rajni Goyal, 1995
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Public Sector Auditing: Is it Value for Money
Comptroller and Auditor General Managing the relationship to secure a successful partnership in PFIprojects (HC 375, Session 2001–2002). Comptroller and Auditor General Inappropriate Adjustments to NHS Waiting Lists (HC 452, Session ...
Sir John Bourn, 2008
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Public Sector Accounting and Accountability in Australia
Foundations of the auditor-general's independence Until the 1980s the method of appointment of auditors-general had been a source of continual ambiguity and confusion in their relationship to the Executive and to the Parliament.At various ...
Kathie Cooper, Warwick Funnell, Janet Lee, 2012
10
Australian National Bibliography: 1992
Office of L Government — Periodicals. 354.943 — ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE. QUEENSLAND 354.943007231 Queensland. Auditor-GeneraVs Dept. First report of the Auditor-General on audits performed for the financial year ended .
National Library of Australia, 1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUDITOR GENERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Auditor General is used in the context of the following news items.
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Poor oversight of mine site reclamation, carbon levy program …
... amounts of public money” without better mine site reclamation polcies, Alberta's auditor general said in a report released Monday morning. «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
2
Auditor General orders special audit of PHF
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Auditor General of Pakistan has ordered a special audit of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on the order of ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
3
Alberta's auditor general says AHS failing on mental health services
Alberta's auditor general has found gaps and ongoing problems with AHS' services for the mentally ill. The report released Monday is a ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
4
ZIMBABWE AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT SHOWS HEAVY …
The 2014 audit report presented by Auditor-General Mildred Chiri to Parliament, shows that on Marange Resources, auditors discovered that ... «Tacy, Jul 15»
5
Florida's First Female Auditor General Gets Sworn In
“Ms. Norman is now our sixth Auditor General and the first female,” said Dubose. during Wednesday's swearing in ceremony. “She has been ... «WFSU, Jul 15»
6
Where's the interim report on 1MDB, DAP asks Auditor-General
DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang today asked the Auditor General (A-G) where was the interim report on 1Malaysia Development ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
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Auditor General report confirms energy tariff reduction - Energy …
The Auditor General, in a report presented in the Public Accounts Committee, confirms that the reduction in energy tariffs was 25% for families ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
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Auditor general reforms include management of pensions by …
State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, charged in May with heading a task force on municipal pension overhaul, delivered a series of ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
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Surendra was still to complete pumps supply after 30 months …
... Surendra was still to complete the supply of eight fixed pumps, according to the 2013 report of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
10
Canada's Auditor General wants answers on Kits Base claims
The daughter of a former ship's Captain at the now closed Kitsilano Coast Guard base has asked the Auditor General of Canada to look into ... «CKNW News Talk 980, Jun 15»

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