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post-scrutiny

post-scrutiny noun: in electing a pope, the phase following scrutiny of the votes, during which the ballots are checked for errors and then burned.

Noun

post-scrutiny (uncountable)

  1. In electing a pope, the phase following scrutiny of the votes, during which the ballots are checked for errors and then burned.

Origin of post-scrutiny

From post- + scrutiny.

Questions about post-scrutiny

What does post-scrutiny mean?
Post-scrutiny means in electing a pope, the phase following scrutiny of the votes, during which the ballots are checked for errors and then burned.
What part of speech is post-scrutiny?
Post-scrutiny is a noun.

Words near post-scrutiny in the dictionary

  1. post-road
  2. post-rock
  3. post-Roe
  4. post-romantic
  5. post-scarcity
  6. post-scrutiny
  7. post-season
  8. post-seasons
  9. post-secondary
  10. post-sectarian
  11. post-seismic

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