poll tax
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poll tax
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From sense poll (“head”) for “uniform tax per individual”; from sense poll (“voting place”) for “tax required to vote”.
noun poll taxes · poll-tax
- A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual.
- A tax that must be paid in order to vote.
Similar: capitation, head money, head tax
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noun
Similar: capitation, head money, head tax
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noun uniform tax per individual
| Español | impuesto de capitación, impuesto electoral, capitación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 人頭稅 /人头税 réntóushuì |
| Português | capitação |
| Français | capitation |
| Deutsch | Kopfsteuer, Gemeindesteuer |
| Italiano | capitazione |
| Ελληνικά | χαράτσι charátsi |
| Tiếng Việt | sưu |
| עברית | מַס גָּלְגֹּלֶת mas golgólet |
Talk about this word "poll tax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poll%20tax. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poll tax. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poll%20tax "poll tax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poll%20tax.Cite this
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title = {poll tax},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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