Comptroller of the Currency

Comptroller of the Currency
noun
1. a United States federal official who regulates the national banks
Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary
2. the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority

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Usage: usually capitalized both Cs
: an official of the Treasury Department of the United States government who exercises general control over all national banks and over the issue of federal reserve notes

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an official of the U.S. Department of the Treasury who regulates the national banks and administers the issuance and redemption of Federal Reserve notes.
[1870-75]

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Comptroller of the Currency,
the chief official of the United States government who oversees the operations of the national banks.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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