scrutineer

[skroot-n-eer]

noun

Chiefly British and Canadian.

1. an official examiner, especially of votes in an election.

scrutineer

/ ˌskruːtɪˈnɪə /

noun

1. a person who examines, esp one who scrutinizes the conduct of an election poll

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrutineer¹

First recorded in 1550–60; scrutin(y) + -eer

Example Sentences

The Conservatives opposed the plans, with shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart claiming the government was "seeking to remove established scrutineers in order to replace them with Labour appointees".

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Internal Cambridge University scrutineers stated in an annual report that there was no "clear understanding of what had happened or why" regarding the deficit.

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Election scrutineers in 2020 discovered about 1,500 fraudulent votes for the little spotted kiwi.

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But this attack looks intemperate in two principal ways: in the specifics of the allegation that Uefa’s scrutineers acted improperly, and more broadly, in the magnitude of disrespect for European football’s governing body.

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There was almost literally nothing to choose between these two excellent teams except the opinions of Mike Riley’s scrutineers, and from a Wolves point of view at least, that was unsatisfactory.

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