scrutineer

American  

[skroot-n-eer] / ˌskrut nˈɪər /

noun

Chiefly British and Canadian.

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

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scrutineer British  

/ ˌskruːtɪˈnɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of scrutineer

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

Example Sentences

You need, it seems to me, to move from parliament being just a scrutineer but to be active participants, and that means discovering parliament’s mind.

From The Guardian

This is the classic American desert, a frontier defined less by an absence of water than of oversight – what the great scrutineer of the west Mary Austin called a “country of lost borders”.

From The Guardian

ARENA'S official scrutineer was finally ejected by the election commission for repeatedly interrupting the vote-counting process.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jon Chapman, independent scrutineer, said the force should "review its process when providing victims of rape and serious sexual assault with an investigative outcome".

From BBC

The U.S. already has a permanent scrutineer of sorts for some kinds of political malfeasance.

From Time Magazine Archive