单词 | nose count |
释义 | nose countn. = headcount n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > taking of votes > counting of votes poll1625 nose count1872 nose-counting1894 1872 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Weekly Standard 1 May 3/5 Durgin was the principal man in getting up the nose count which selected Col. Robertson. 1938 Life 6 June 22/3 Meantime in London peace-yearning Prime Minister Chamberlain again tried to quarantine the Spanish war by proposing a nose-count and withdrawal of foreign troops. 1966 Economist 29 Oct. 450/1 The prospects of an effective tightening of Rhodesian sanctions must depend far more on the major powers' real readiness to apply a tighter squeeze than on the nominal nose-count in the Security Council. 1996 Denver Post 22 Sept. f2/1 The U.S. Census Bureau does the nation's decennial nose count in the year 2000. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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