- A close, careful examination or study.
- Close observation; surveillance.
[Middle English scrutinie, taking of a formal vote, from Latin scrūtinium, inquiry, search, from scrūtārī, to search, examine, from scrūta, trash.]
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[Middle English scrutinie, taking of a formal vote, from Latin scrūtinium, inquiry, search, from scrūtārī, to search, examine, from scrūta, trash.]
| Thesaurus: scrutiny |
noun
| Antonyms: scrutiny |
Definition: examination
Antonyms: cursory look, glance
| Word Tutor: scrutiny |
Few people rise to our esteem upon closer scrutiny.
— French proverb.
| Wikipedia: Scrutiny |
Scrutiny (Fr. scrutin, Late Lat. scrutinium, from scrutari, to search or examine thoroughly) is a careful examination or inquiry (often implying the search for a likely mistake or failure). It has a particular meaning in the election of a pope in the Catholic Church, in contradistinction to two other methods, acclamation and accession. In the law of elections, scrutiny is the careful examination of votes cast after the unsuccessful candidate has lodged a petition claiming the seat, and alleging that he has the majority of legal votes. Each vote is dealt with separately, notice being given beforehand by one party to the other of the votes objected to and the grounds of objection.
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| Translations: Scrutiny |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - nøje undersøgelse, granskning, eftersyn, ransagelse, prøvelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
nauwkeurig onderzoek, inspectie
Français (French)
n. - examen minutieux/attentif, investigation/recherche minutieuse, (Pol) vérification minutieuse (des bulletins de vote)
Deutsch (German)
n. - musternder Blick, Prüfung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξονυχιστική έρευνα/εξέταση, αυστηρός έλεγχος
Italiano (Italian)
scrutinio, esame minuzioso
Português (Portuguese)
n. - exame minucioso (m), inquirição pormenorizada (f), vigilância (f)
Русский (Russian)
внимательное изучение, тщательное исследование, проверка правильности подсчета избирательных бюллетеней
Español (Spanish)
n. - escrutinio, recuento, examen
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - noggrann undersökning, granskning
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
细看, 监视, 仔细检查
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 細看, 監視, 仔細檢查
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (면밀한) 조사, 빤히 쳐다보기, 투표 검사
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 綿密な調査, 吟味, じろじろ見ること, 監視, 投票の再検査
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تفحص, تدقيق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בדיקה קפדנית, בחינה יסודית, ספירה חוזרת של קולות
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