counting room

noun

: countinghouse

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Trump also falsely claimed GOP election observers were barred from the absentee ballot counting room. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024 Ballot stuffing by Dems when Republicans were forced to leave the large counting room. —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024 Hartman honed in on election observers' access to a platform in the central area of the Detroit counting room where election results data is collected, according to Daniel Baxter, who oversees the absentee counting board. —

Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2022 The Secretary of State's Office modified its guidance manual for poll challengers and watchers following disputes surrounding the 2020 election when challengers in Detroit aligned with former President Donald Trump descended on the counting room and demanded election workers stop counting ballots. —

Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for counting room

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of counting room was in 1712

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“Counting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counting%20room. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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