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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Comptroller General  [kənˈtrəʊlə ˈdʒenərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL

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Comptroller General is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COMPTROLLER 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 Comptroller General in the English dictionary

The definition of Comptroller General in the dictionary is the director of the General Accounting Office.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPTROLLER GENERAL


admiral
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agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
architectural
ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
electoral
ɪˈlɛktərəl
farmers-general
ˌfɑːməzˈdʒenərəl
federal
ˈfɛdərəl
funeral
ˈfjuːnərəl
general
ˈdʒɛnərəl
Governor-General
ˌɡʌvənəˈdʒenərəl
lateral
ˈlætərəl
liberal
ˈlɪbərəl
mineral
ˈmɪnərəl
minerals
ˈmɪnərəl
mural
ˈmjʊərəl
outgeneral
ˌaʊtˈdʒɛnərəl
rural
ˈrʊərəl
spiral
ˈspaɪərəl
structural
ˈstrʌktʃərəl
temporal
ˈtɛmpərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Comptometer
Compton
Compton effect
Compton-Burnett

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

agent-general
attorney general
Auditor General
brigadier general
consul general
consulate general
director general
director-general
four-star general
governor general
in general
inspector general
judge advocate general
lieutenant general
major general
neral
secretary-general
several
Solicitor General
surgeon general
vicar general

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

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Translation of «Comptroller General» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL

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The translations of Comptroller 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 «Comptroller General» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

总审计长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Contraloría General
570 millions of speakers

English

Comptroller General
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियंत्रक जनरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المراقب العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Генеральный контролер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Controladoria Geral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যাপ্টোলার জেনারেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrôleur général
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketua Pengawal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Comptroller General
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

会計監査全般
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회계 검사 원장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengawal Umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kiểm soát viên Tổng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுப்பாட்டு பொது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियंत्रक सर्वसाधारण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sayıştay başkanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Controllore Generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kontrolera Generalnego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Генеральний контролер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Controlorul General
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γενικός Ελεγκτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

controleur generaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

comptrolleren Allmänt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

riksrevisor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Comptroller General

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPTROLLER GENERAL»

The term «Comptroller General» is normally little used and occupies the 119.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPTROLLER GENERAL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPTROLLER GENERAL»

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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
Preface This volume is the sixty-fourth in a series of annual volumes entitled " Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States," which has been published since the establishment of the General Accounting Office by the Budget and ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1984
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
Preface This volume is the sixty-second in a series of annual volumes entitled " Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States," which has been published since the establishment of the General Accounting Office by the Budget and ...
3
Index Digest of the Published Decisions of the Comptroller ...
Contains a table of decision numbers, a list of claimants, a list of digest topics, and a table of statutes.
Estados Unidos General Accounting Office, 1998
4
Report of the Comptroller-General
1883/84-1896/97 include also Report of the Insurance Department.
Georgia. Comptroller General's Office, 1935
5
Index digest of the published decisions of the Comptroller ...
United States. General Accounting Office. TRANSPORTATION— Continued Vol.: Page Bilk — Continued Payment — Continued Discount provisions. (See CONTRACTS, Discounts, Transportation charges) Quantum Meruit basis The Navy ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1988
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Report of the Comptroller-General of the State of Georgia ...
1883/84-1896/97 include also Report of the Insurance Department.
Georgia. Comptroller General's Office, 1924
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Report of the Comptroller General
Nora BY COMPTROLLER-GENERAL: As to the issuance of warrants by the Comptroller-General on order of the Governor for payment out of the Law and Order Fund, I desire to say that I have required these accounts to be itemized because ...
South Carolina. Comptroller General's Office, 1914
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, ...
Preface This volume is the seventy-third in a series of annual volumes entitled " Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States," which has been published since the establishment of the General Accounting Office by the Budget and ...
General Accounting Office, Office of General Counsel, Legal Publications and Writing Resources Section, 1994
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Quarterly digest of unpublished decisions of the Comptroller ...
Personnel law, civilian personnel United States. General Accounting Office. Index -Digest Section, United States. General Accounting Office. Office of the General Counsel. SUBSISTENCE— ACTUAL EXPENSES— ITEMIZATION OF ACTUAL ...
United States. General Accounting Office. Index-Digest Section, United States. General Accounting Office. Office of the General Counsel, 1982
10
Quarterly Digests of Unpublished Decisions of the ...
Personnel law, civilian personnel. : . ,-**□ ^: "V.--» % fJJUARTERLY DIGESTS OF UNPUBLISHED DECISIONS OF A^l THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPTROLLER GENERAL»

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Customs destroys N70 m worth of poultry products
The Comptroller General of Customs,(CGC) Dikko Abdullahi, said that the aim of the operation was to achieve national food security and ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
2
Prayut asks for donations to support universal healthcare scheme
Committee members include representatives from the Budget Bureau, the Comptroller General's Department, the Social Security Office, the ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
3
Coastal congressional delegation calls for federal review of Virginia …
On June 26, they and 10 other representatives from Georgia sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the U.S. Government ... «Brunswick News, Jul 15»
4
High Worker Compensation Puts State At Risk
David M. Walker is a senior strategic adviser for PwC, an adviser to Truth in Accounting and former U.S. comptroller general. Andrew G. Biggs ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
5
Govt repays more internal loans than allocated sum
The Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO), which tracks the government's income and expenditure, said the government is repaying ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
6
BC Health Ministry firings to get ombudsman investigation
In his letter to the ombudsperson, Lake points out RCMP reviewed the Office of the Comptroller General's report on the firings and declined to ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
Brazil regulations and investigation: Brazil's new anti-corruption …
... the Decree also establishes the criteria for calculating fines in the event of non-compliance, designates the Office of the Comptroller General ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
8
Navy Launches New Affordability Plan for Ford-Class Carriers
The new provisions direct a Comptroller General review of Ford-class carrier cost estimates and also limit some procurement funds for the ... «Military.com, Jul 15»
9
Audit of Adair County, Second Judicial Circuit raises questions …
Steele argued the audit itself was not conducted in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of ... «Kirksville Daily Express and Daily News, Jul 15»
10
CFPB Proposes To Postpone Effective Date Of TILA-RESPA …
Upon discovering its error, the CFPB submitted the rule report to both Houses of Congress and the Comptroller General of the Government ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Comptroller General [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/comptroller-general>. Apr 2024 ».
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