gaam1 piu3監票监票
Jyutpinggaam1 piu3
Yalegāam piu
Definition
To supervise or scrutinize balloting in an election to ensure the process is fair.
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How it's used
This term is specific to the formal process of monitoring an election to ensure integrity. While it functions as a verb, it is frequently used to describe the role of a person, often appearing in compound nouns like 監票員. It carries a sense of official duty and civic responsibility rather than casual observation.
Examples
He is responsible for going to the polling station to scrutinize the ballot this time.
Related words
Common phrases
electoral scrutineer
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
