| 单词 | poll tax |
| 释义 | poll tax noun[C] uk/ˈpəʊl ˌtæks/us/ˈpoʊl ˌtæks/ataxof afixedamountthat must bepaidby eachadult 人头税Taxation
poll tax| American Dictionarypoll tax noun[C] us/ˈpoʊl ˌtæks/social studies a tax of a setamountthat must bepaidby eachadult,esp. inordertovote Examplesofpoll taxpoll tax He credited the elimination of thepolltaxas a major contribution to this surprising result. From theCambridge English Corpus It seemed that the state's highly onerouspolltaxdampened voter registration and turnout (see conclusion below). From theCambridge English Corpus Second, there was thepolltax, the requirement that voters pay for the right to vote, usually much in advance. From theCambridge English Corpus They were the land tax,polltax, and house tax with the land tax providing the bulk of the revenue. From theCambridge English Corpus To circumvent some of these problems, the same elderly persons have been traced in thepolltaxregisters. From theCambridge English Corpus In the land registers andpolltaxregisters, the properties were named after the hamlet and given a unique number. From theCambridge English Corpus This is the policy with the highest possiblepolltax. From theCambridge English Corpus The law provided for voter registration, voting by mail, and apolltaxexemption for members of the armed services. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1907 the tax was converted to apolltaxof twenty shillings. From theCambridge English Corpus Literacy and residential requirements and the surprisingly burdensomepolltaxwere only some of the tools crafted by southern rulers. From theCambridge English Corpus Determining residency appears to have been easier in states which imposed apolltax. From theCambridge English Corpus Thepolltaxhas done nothing to lessen this conviction. From theCambridge English Corpus Their chiefly tribute was banned, and in its place rural dwellers paid hut andpolltaxcollected by the chief on behalf of the colonial state. From theCambridge English Corpus The main point here is the extension of ' tribute ' as an individualized form ofpolltaxin place of former grain and land taxes and imposts on manufactures. From theCambridge English Corpus Equal budget policies with negative basic income require apolltaxto supplement the revenue of income tax needed for financing a subsidy in excess of average productivity. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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