comptroller

Example Sentences

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The New York state comptroller manages nearly $300 billion in pension assets on behalf of teachers, firefighters and civil servants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Eugene Ludwig is chair of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity and former U.S. comptroller of the currency.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But President Jose Raul Mulino has called the contract "unfair" and the office of the comptroller general -- an autonomous body that examines how government money is spent -- subsequently recommended it be annulled.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The decision comes after Panama’s comptroller conducted an audit, alleging irregularities in the 2021 extension of a contract that had been granted to the CK Hutchison unit.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The original word, controller, is more likely to be used in business, and the fancier one, comptroller, in government.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner