scrutineer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scrutineer
First recorded in 1550–60; scrutin(y) + -eer
Example Sentences
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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 • Jan. 24, 2022
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 • Jan. 10, 2019
His company, Pamodzi Sports Consulting, then transferred $299,300 to the offshore company Yemli Limited, which was linked to the former Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks, who was an IOC scrutineer at the vote in Copenhagen.
From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2017
ARENA'S official scrutineer was finally ejected by the election commission for repeatedly interrupting the vote-counting process.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such a man would naturally be the most jealous scrutineer of the pretensions of his son’s chosen wife.
From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis
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