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external auditor

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An auditor who is independent of the legal entity whose financial statements they perform audits on.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
external auditors
possessive
external auditor's
pluralpossessive
external auditors'