AUDITORS OF THE TREASURY
\ˈɔːdɪtəz ɒvðə tɹˈɛʒəɹi], \ˈɔːdɪtəz ɒvðə tɹˈɛʒəɹi], \ˈɔː_d_ɪ_t_ə_z ɒ_v_ð_ə t_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʒ_ə_ɹ_i]\
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The auditor was, from 1782, the third officer of that department. The first auditor dates from September 2, 1789; the second auditor from March 3, 1817; the third auditor from March 3, 1817 (appointed in lieu of the Accountant of the War Department, created by Act of Congress, May 8, 1792); the fourth auditor and fifth auditor, March 3, 1817; the sixth auditor, July 2, 1836.
By John Franklin Jameson
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- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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