escrutinio

Definitions of escrutinio
  1. noun
    a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
    synonyms: comicios, votación
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    voto de calidad
    the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
    veto
    a vote that blocks a decision
    type of:
    elección, selección
    the act of choosing or selecting
  2. noun
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    synonyms: examen, inspección, reconocimiento, registro
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    autopsia, después del mediodía, necropsia
    an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
    chequeo, reconocimiento, reconocimiento médico, repaso, revisión médica, verificación
    a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
    cotejo
    the act of examining resemblances
    continuación, seguimiento
    a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
    pasada, pasado
    a careful and thorough inspection
    vistazo
    a swift cursory examination or inspection
    palpación
    a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
    barrido, ecografía, exploración, exploración ultrasónica, visualización
    the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
    estudio
    a detailed critical inspection
    continuación, examen, revisión, revista, seguimiento
    a formal or official examination
    analogía
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
    type of:
    investigación
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  3. noun
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    synonyms: contaje, conteo, cuenta, cómputo, enumeración, numeración, recuento
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    censo, empadronamiento, padrón
    a periodic count of the population
    cuenta atrás, retrocuenta
    counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
    recuento
    an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
    type of:
    investigación
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
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