Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who has charge of funds or revenues, especially the chief financial officer of a government, corporation, or association.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which treasures or stores up; one who has charge of treasure.
- noun Specifically, one who has the care of a treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes and duties or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and disburses it upon orders drawn by the proper authority; also, one who has the charge of collected funds, such as those belonging to incorporated companies or private societies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who has the care of a treasure or treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and disburses it upon orders made by the proper authority; one who has charge of collected funds.
- noun formerly, the third great officer of the crown. His office is now executed by five persons styled the
lords commissioners of the treasury , ortreasury lords .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
head of acorporation 's treasury department. - noun The
official entrusted with thefunds andrevenues of anorganization such as aclub . - noun The
government official in charge of theTreasury .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He noted the 34-year-old's position as treasurer is his first government job.
Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk Exchange Harsh Words, Old Accusations In Final Debate (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He noted the 34-year-old's position as treasurer is his first government job.
Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk Exchange Harsh Words, Old Accusations In Final Debate (VIDEO) Jen Sabella 2010
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Giannoulias, the sitting Illinois treasurer, is running neck-and-neck with Rep. Mark Kirk, struggling to deny the GOP the symbolic victory of grabbing the president's old seat.
Ray Suarez: At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs Ray Suarez 2010
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The state treasurer is foundering in the polls and recently saw his running mate defect to Baker.
Afternoon Fix: Christine O'Donnell launches new ad; Rossi raised $4.4 million in third quarter; NRSC pulls 'hicky' ad Aaron Blake 2010
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Giannoulias, the sitting Illinois treasurer, is running neck-and-neck with Rep. Mark Kirk, struggling to deny the GOP the symbolic victory of grabbing the president's old seat.
Ray Suarez: At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs Ray Suarez 2010
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Giannoulias, the sitting Illinois treasurer, is running neck-and-neck with Rep. Mark Kirk, struggling to deny the GOP the symbolic victory of grabbing the president's old seat.
Ray Suarez: At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs Ray Suarez 2010
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The group's treasurer is a man named Jason Miller, who, according to the FEC report, is with a Republican political consulting firm called Jamestown Associates.
Rep. Peter DeFazio Turns The Tables, Confronts Shadowy Conservative Group Running Attack Ads Against Him (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The group's treasurer is a man named Jason Miller, who, according to the FEC report, is with a Republican political consulting firm called Jamestown Associates.
Rep. Peter DeFazio Turns The Tables, Confronts Shadowy Conservative Group Running Attack Ads Against Him (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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When the AFL-CIO meets in Pittsburgh Sept. 13-17, Trumka, now the AFL-CIO's secretary-treasurer, is expected to replace Sweeney, who is retiring after 14 years leading the nation's largest labor coalition through troubling times.
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Semi-educated guess, but I would assume an appointed treasurer is more likely to be found through a search process that seeks people with a relevant degree of financial expertise, whereas electoral processes would be more likely to select someone who is a political hack and/or financial amateur.
Matthew Yglesias » The High Price of Electing City Treasurers 2010
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