单词 | captain of the poll |
释义 | > as lemmascaptain of the poll a. As a collective noun: the class of students who study for or obtain a pass degree. to go out in the poll: to take final examinations among this class, to graduate without honours. captain of the poll: the title given informally to the highest-placed student among those taking a pass degree. Cf. hoi polloi n.Following 20th-century university reform, Cambridge undergraduates are entered for honours degrees automatically and, although pass degrees are still awarded, the use of poll is now solely historical. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > pass degree student > collectively poll1831 society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > candidates > who passes > passing at university firsta1830 poll1831 poll-man1834 honour man1839 passman1853 honours man1859 pass-woman1896 society > education > educational administration > university administration > taking degree or graduation > take degree [verb (intransitive)] commencea1387 proceed1455 to pass master?1566 graduate1807 incept1852 to go out in the poll1889 to pass out1916 1831 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 183 You will see what a good place I have got in the Poll. 1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 289 Those who do not aspire to honours and in the vernacular of Cambridge are styled the Poll (οἱ πολλοί). 1852 C. A. Bristed Five Years Eng. University (ed. 2) 342 There are also many men every year contending for the Captaincy of the Poll, some for the honor, such as it is, others because it will help them to get Poll pupils afterwards. 1889 W. A. Wright FitzGerald's Lett. I. 2 FitzGerald..modestly went out in the Poll in January 1830, after a period of suspense during which he was apprehensive of not passing at all. 1901 Times 11 July 11/6 He..graduated in 1850, obtaining the distinction of captain of the poll, or first in order of merit among the Bachelors of that year who did not compete for honours. 1951 N. Annan Leslie Stephen i. 23 Fitzjames, having twice failed to win a Trinity scholarship..decided to go out in the poll. 1997 P. Searby Hist. Univ. Cambr. III. v. 160 Dimmer men, known from their record and their performance in the schools to be destined for the poll. < as lemmas |
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