vote collectorn.

Brit.

/ˈvəʊt kəˌlɛktə/, U.S.

/ˈvoʊt kəˌlɛktər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vote n.¹, collector n.

Etymology: < vote n.¹ + collector n.

1. An official who distributes and collects voting papers.

ΚΠ

1835 True Sun 6 Jan. Committeemen, agents, vote-collectors, and boardmen were all in requisition.

1871 Monthly Packet June 612 ‘It is too early yet, Sir; we do not open till eight o'clock,’ said the vote-collector.

1913 Outlook 24 May 134/2 Vote collectors were on hand waiting to receive the ballots.

2014 F. Cunningham Voting at RIPE NCC Gen. Meeting in ripe.net (accessed 16 Mar. 2020) Make a mark inside one box for each resolution and give the ballot to the vote collector.

2. Chiefly U.S. A candidate who receives a high number of votes in an election.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > candidate > type of

vote collector1888

coupon candidate1918

primarian1918

yellow dog1927

1888 Weekly Nebraska State Jrnl. 16 Nov. 4/1 A great man does not last four years in the democratic party before he gets to be an old Roman, and an old Roman is of very little account in the country as a vote collector.

1901 Glenwood (Colorado) Post 21 Sept. Frank has a record as a vote collector.

1974 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 1 Oct. 20/1 Barry Goldwater was the largest vote collector in the Sept. 10 primary election.

2005 Hays (Kansas) Daily News 8 Apr. a5 The top nine vote collectors are elected.

3. A person who canvasses for votes in support of his or her chosen candidate or party; a public figure who advocates a candidate or party.

ΚΠ

1889 Times of India 25 Jan. 5/6 The police had to interfere and put out two of the enthusiastic vote collectors.

1922 Dundee Courier & Argus 16 Nov. (Second ed.) 3/2 The suspicions of police officers also fell upon a prominent woman supporter of one of the candidates, who..dropped her role of vote collector and assumed the guise of a voter in company with another woman.

2001 Jrnl.-Courier (Jacksonville, Illinois) 21 Oct. 18/3 Miller, a formidable vote-counter and vote-collector, is expected to be Pelosi's enforcer next year.

2009 P. W. Drake Between Tyranny & Anarchy v. 151 Successful candidates rewarded their vote collectors with government jobs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vote collector
释义	vote collectorn. Brit. /ˈvəʊt kəˌlɛktə/, U.S. /ˈvoʊt kəˌlɛktər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vote n.¹, collector n. Etymology: < vote n.¹ + collector n. 1. An official who distributes and collects voting papers. ΚΠ 1835 True Sun 6 Jan. Committeemen, agents, vote-collectors, and boardmen were all in requisition. 1871 Monthly Packet June 612 ‘It is too early yet, Sir; we do not open till eight o'clock,’ said the vote-collector. 1913 Outlook 24 May 134/2 Vote collectors were on hand waiting to receive the ballots. 2014 F. Cunningham Voting at RIPE NCC Gen. Meeting in ripe.net (accessed 16 Mar. 2020) Make a mark inside one box for each resolution and give the ballot to the vote collector. 2. Chiefly U.S. A candidate who receives a high number of votes in an election. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > candidate > type of vote collector1888 coupon candidate1918 primarian1918 yellow dog1927 1888 Weekly Nebraska State Jrnl. 16 Nov. 4/1 A great man does not last four years in the democratic party before he gets to be an old Roman, and an old Roman is of very little account in the country as a vote collector. 1901 Glenwood (Colorado) Post 21 Sept. Frank has a record as a vote collector. 1974 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 1 Oct. 20/1 Barry Goldwater was the largest vote collector in the Sept. 10 primary election. 2005 Hays (Kansas) Daily News 8 Apr. a5 The top nine vote collectors are elected. 3. A person who canvasses for votes in support of his or her chosen candidate or party; a public figure who advocates a candidate or party. ΚΠ 1889 Times of India 25 Jan. 5/6 The police had to interfere and put out two of the enthusiastic vote collectors. 1922 Dundee Courier & Argus 16 Nov. (Second ed.) 3/2 The suspicions of police officers also fell upon a prominent woman supporter of one of the candidates, who..dropped her role of vote collector and assumed the guise of a voter in company with another woman. 2001 Jrnl.-Courier (Jacksonville, Illinois) 21 Oct. 18/3 Miller, a formidable vote-counter and vote-collector, is expected to be Pelosi's enforcer next year. 2009 P. W. Drake Between Tyranny & Anarchy v. 151 Successful candidates rewarded their vote collectors with government jobs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1835
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