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

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

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 • Jun. 16, 2018

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Milton Kennedy, who had to act as scrutineer at the poll in town, was forced to leave home with the mystery unsolved.

From The Black Creek Stopping-House by McClung, Nellie L.