Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counting agent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
count-ing a-gent
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electoral observer appointed by an election candidate to oversee the counting of ballots; typically for the purposes of ensuring all proper processes have been followed, and sometimes to gather data about the distribution of votes from different polling stations.

Etymology

From counting + agent.

Inflected Forms

counting agents (plural)

Synonyms

count agent tallyman tallywoman

Questions

What does counting agent mean?
An electoral observer appointed by an election candidate to oversee the counting of ballots; typically for the purposes of ensuring all proper processes have been followed, and sometimes to gather data about the distribution of votes from different polling stations.
Where does counting agent come from?
From counting + agent.

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