| 单词 | audit commission |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAudit Commission Audit Commission n. an independent body that monitors and evaluates the performance or practices of a particular organization; (British Politics) an independent body established in 1983 to supervise and advise on public spending (esp. that of local authorities) on behalf of central government. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > commission > other types of commission conservacy1434 conservice1571 conservation1580 conservancy1618 Royal Commission1747 county commission1763 railroad commission1855 Audit Commission1866 European Commission1956 Countryside Commission1964 Truth and Reconciliation Commission1990 Truth Commission1991 1866 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 29 324 I may also mention the sound principles consistently advocated, in the face of discouraging opposition, during many years by Mr Romilly, late chairman of the Audit Commission. 1932 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 26 285 Two projects were proposed..(2) to amend an act, passed at the regular session of 1931, concerning an audit of the state highway department to expand and reinforce the authority of the highway audit commission in the securing of needed evidence. 1981 Local Govt. Finance Bill 10 in Parl. Papers 1981–2 (Bill 8) For the purposes of this Part of this Act there shall be a body to be known as the Audit Commission for Local Authorities in England and Wales. 1992 Economist 2 May 36/2 The Audit Commission calculates that more use of day surgery could cut waiting lists by 300,000—a third of the current total. 2000 Disability Now May 3/3 Fully Equipped, published by the Audit Commission in March, looked at NHS and social services equipment provision for four million people. < as lemmas |
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