单词 | poll book |
释义 | > as lemmaspoll book poll book n. now chiefly historical (a) an official register of votes cast in an election, used prior to the Ballot Act of 1872; (b) an official register of people entitled to vote in an election. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > official register of votes given poll book1682 poll list1824 1682 Heraclitus Ridens 17 Jan. 1/1 A man in Authority promises to examin a Poll-book by the Poors-book,..if he put off the Performance of it till the Poll being declared, it cannot answer any end. 1732 G. Jacob City-liberties 78 After the Poll is finished, the Poll-Books shall be publickly open'd. 1832 Act 2 Will. IV c. 45 §68 The Poll Clerks at the Close of each Day's Poll shall enclose and seal their several Poll Books, and shall publicly deliver them..to the Returning Officer or his Deputy. 1986 Library Mar. 39 It was not until later in the century that the publication of poll books became a normal practice in most of the larger constituencies. < as lemmas |
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