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Meaning of Scrutineer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering.
  2. A poll-watcher.
  3. A person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight.

Equivalents

Examples

“Those people coined the term “open source,” to stress the instrumental benefits of allowing others to scrutinize code: these scrutineers could root out defects and prevent the nefarious subversion of code to spy on or steal data from its users (there’s a saying for this, too: “with enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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