- poll tax
- noun Date: 1692 a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults and often linked to the right to vote
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
poll tax
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poll tax — / pōl / n: a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. poll tax … Law dictionary
Poll tax — Poll Poll, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.] 1. The head; the back part of the head. All flaxen was his poll. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A number or aggregate of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poll-tax — pollˈ money or pollˈ tax noun A tax of so much a head, ie on each person alike • • • Main Entry: ↑poll … Useful english dictionary
poll tax — ➔ tax1 … Financial and business terms
poll tax — n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: poll head ; POLL1] a tax of a particular amount that is collected from every citizen of a country … Dictionary of contemporary English
poll-tax|er — «POHL TAK suhr», noun. U.S. Informal. person supporting the levy of a poll tax … Useful english dictionary
poll tax — n. a tax per head, levied on individuals rather than on property: such a tax as a prerequisite for voting is unconstitutional in the U.S … English World dictionary
poll tax — poll ,tax noun count an amount of money collected as a tax from every adult citizen of a particular country … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poll tax — poll′ tax n. gov a capitation tax, sometimes levied as a prerequisite for voting • Etymology: 1685–95 … From formal English to slang
poll tax — ► NOUN ▪ a tax levied on every adult, without reference to their income or resources … English terms dictionary
Poll-tax — (engl., spr. pōl täcks, »Kopfsteuer«), in England Bezeichnung des zum Behuf der Parlamentswahlen zusammengestellten Wahlregisters und des Wahlaktes selbst … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
