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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Johnson has insisted that the official scorekeepers at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — who have estimated the House bill will increase budget deficits by trillions of dollars over a decade — are wildly off base.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Congress’ official scorekeepers — the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and the bipartisan Joint Committee on Taxation — have analyzed parts of the bills but have not produced a unified figure for its deficit effect.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 16 May 2025
Congress' nonpartisan scorekeeper projects nearly 12 million more people will lose health insurance under the law.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
The Agriculture Committee’s text would represent $120 billion in spending cuts over the next decade, according to the congressional scorekeeper.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Congress’ official scorekeepers — the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and the bipartisan Joint Committee on Taxation — have analyzed parts of the bills but have not produced a unified figure for its deficit effect.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 16 May 2025
Congress' nonpartisan scorekeeper projects nearly 12 million more people will lose health insurance under the law.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
The Agriculture Committee’s text would represent $120 billion in spending cuts over the next decade, according to the congressional scorekeeper.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
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“Scorekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorekeeper. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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