scrutineer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From scrutiny +‎ -eer.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

scrutineer (plural scrutineers)

  1. (now chiefly motor racing) A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering.
  2. (Canada, elections) A poll-watcher.
  3. (Canada) A person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight.

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Verb[edit]

scrutineer (third-person singular simple present scrutineers, present participle scrutineering, simple past and past participle scrutineered)

  1. (transitive) To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc.

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