English Explanatory Dictionary

poll tax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual.
  2. A tax that must be paid in order to vote.

Word forms

poll tax poll taxes poll-tax

Etymology

From sense poll (“head”) for “uniform tax per individual”; from sense poll (“voting place”) for “tax required to vote”.

Synonyms

capitation head money head tax
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