Certified Public Accountant

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an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state

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Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Certified Public Accountants
possessive: Certified Public Accountant's
pluralpossessive: Certified Public Accountants'

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