treasurer
noun
trea·sur·er
ˈtre-zhə-rər 
ˈtrā-;
ˈtrezh-rər,
ˈtrāzh-
1
: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: such as
a
: a governmental officer charged with receiving, keeping, and disbursing public revenues
b
: the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation
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She is treasurer of the college.
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Ord went to Little Rock in April to remove L.B. Cunningham as the Arkansas state treasurer.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Reynolds, who got her start in politics as treasurer in largely rural Clarke County in southern Iowa, population less than 10,000, was the state’s first female governor.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
The lawmaker purged $14,000 in donations, appointed a new campaign treasurer, and personally paid $500 to the state for the cost of reviewing his records to resolve the violations of state law, according to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Amy Nunn, 42, was the treasurer for Grand Avenue Baptist Church in New Castle, Indiana, from Feb. 2020 to Jan. 2025, according to the Muncie Star Press.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Reynolds, who got her start in politics as treasurer in largely rural Clarke County in southern Iowa, population less than 10,000, was the state’s first female governor.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
The lawmaker purged $14,000 in donations, appointed a new campaign treasurer, and personally paid $500 to the state for the cost of reviewing his records to resolve the violations of state law, according to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Amy Nunn, 42, was the treasurer for Grand Avenue Baptist Church in New Castle, Indiana, from Feb. 2020 to Jan. 2025, according to the Muncie Star Press.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Treasurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasurer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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treasurer
noun
trea·sur·er
ˈtrezh-rər
ˈtrezh-ər-ər,
ˈtrāzh-
: an officer of a club, business, or government who has charge of money taken in and paid out
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