scrutineer

Meanings

Plural: scrutineers

Noun

• someone who examines votes at an election
• A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering.
• A poll-watcher.
• A person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight.

Verb

• To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc.

Synonyms

canvasser