scrutiny
Speech parts
1. scrutiny - Noun
2. scrutiny - Verb
Meaning
Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
To scrutinize.
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Accepting those restrictions, I was determined to have an honest conversation with Thorne about her existence, the public scrutiny to which strikes me as alternately liberating and imprisoning.
According to a report to be considered by a scrutiny board on Wednesday, the current supply of social and affordable housing in the borough “cannot keep pace with the level of housing need”.
A backbench cross-party scrutiny and overview committee is in place to hold the executive cabinet to account.
ABDO Publishing ISBN 1-61714-782-6 pp78-9 In 1995, Murdoch's Fox Network became the object of scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when it was alleged that News Ltd.'s Australian base made Murdoch's ownership of Fox illegal.
"A different level of scrutiny on his performance because he's the captain of Manchester United, but he's absolutely outstanding as far as we're concerned.
According to reports, Twitter has privately argued that its potential acquisition would attract less regulatory scrutiny than a deal involving Microsoft.