scorekeeper
noun
score·keep·er
ˈskȯr-ˌkē-pər 
: one that keeps score
specifically
: an official who records the score during a game or contest
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The scorekeeper did a similar pair of estimates when the tax cuts passed during the first Trump administration.
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Claudia Grisales, NPR, 4 June 2025
But Republicans are ready to blast those findings from the congressional scorekeeper as flawed.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The scorekeeper also said 8.6 million people would lose insurance.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 May 2025
The congressional scorekeeper was responding to a request from Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), ranking member of the House Budget Committee.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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Claudia Grisales, NPR, 4 June 2025
But Republicans are ready to blast those findings from the congressional scorekeeper as flawed.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The scorekeeper also said 8.6 million people would lose insurance.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 May 2025
The congressional scorekeeper was responding to a request from Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), ranking member of the House Budget Committee.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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“Scorekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorekeeper. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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scorekeeper
noun
score·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
: a person appointed to record the score during the progress of a game or contest
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