head-countingn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdkaʊntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌkaʊntɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, counting n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + counting n. Compare later headcount n.

The action of counting the number of people present or belonging to a particular category; the practice of taking a headcount.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > counting people

numberingc1325

numbera1382

lustrum1598

capitation1646

poll1659

roll-calling1752

roll-call1763

census1769

conscription1797

head-counting1831

roller1883

headcount1913

1831 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 19 Nov. It is a mere business of head counting: let them not therefore come again to the encounter without having their majority reckoned.

1886 Western Mail (Cardiff) 29 July The Separatist members are nearly three times over represented, every vote of a Unionist member being accordingly worth close upon three times that of the Separatist even by the head-counting test.

1927 C. Hollis Amer. Heresy 316 His motive was, it seems, simply a surrender to the fetish of head-counting. If Austria joined Germany there would be more souls within the German political unit at the end than there had been at the beginning of the war.

1951 Public Opinion Q. 15 353/1 They considered its [sc. the term ‘pollster’] head-counting implications too restricted to cover the more intensive forms of opinion and attitude measurement.

1964 I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 34 A useful slogan to overcome head counting and connect sociology to the mainstream of international development.

1998 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 3 June a12 The administration would continue to use traditional methods of head-counting but also would use mathematical projections.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head-counting
释义	head-countingn. Brit. /ˈhɛdkaʊntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌkaʊntɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, counting n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + counting n. Compare later headcount n. The action of counting the number of people present or belonging to a particular category; the practice of taking a headcount. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > counting people numberingc1325 numbera1382 lustrum1598 capitation1646 poll1659 roll-calling1752 roll-call1763 census1769 conscription1797 head-counting1831 roller1883 headcount1913 1831 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 19 Nov. It is a mere business of head counting: let them not therefore come again to the encounter without having their majority reckoned. 1886 Western Mail (Cardiff) 29 July The Separatist members are nearly three times over represented, every vote of a Unionist member being accordingly worth close upon three times that of the Separatist even by the head-counting test. 1927 C. Hollis Amer. Heresy 316 His motive was, it seems, simply a surrender to the fetish of head-counting. If Austria joined Germany there would be more souls within the German political unit at the end than there had been at the beginning of the war. 1951 Public Opinion Q. 15 353/1 They considered its [sc. the term ‘pollster’] head-counting implications too restricted to cover the more intensive forms of opinion and attitude measurement. 1964 I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 34 A useful slogan to overcome head counting and connect sociology to the mainstream of international development. 1998 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 3 June a12 The administration would continue to use traditional methods of head-counting but also would use mathematical projections. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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