(n) 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, Syn. CPA, Example:in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations
(n) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years, Syn. secpar