The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. In modern times, the Comptroller has become a less prominent position in British politics. He is one of the Government whips in the House of Commons, and his responsibilities for the Royal Household are purely nominal. He is occasionally called upon to act as an usher at Garden Parties. The current Comptroller of the Household is Thomas McAvoy. A comptroller may refer to a royal-household official who examines and supervises expenditures, or a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies expenditures. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... almLord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, an important official of the Royal Household. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... In all the medieval monarchies of western Europe the general system of government sprang from, and centred in, the royal household. ... Possible meanings of the word escort: A sex worker engaged in acts of prostitution. ... The Right Honourable Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy (born 14 December 1943) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
COMPTROLLER, the title of an official whose business primarily was to examine and take charge of accounts, hence to direct or control, e.g.
the Englishcomptroller of the household, comptroller and auditor-general (head of the exchequer and audit department), comptroller-general of patents, andc., comptrollergeneral (head of the national debt office).
The word is used in the same sense in the United States, as comptroller of the treasury, an official who examines accounts and signs drafts, and comptroller of the currency, who administers the law relating to the national banks.
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