poll tax

English - Turkish

Definition of poll tax in English Turkish dictionary

kelle vergisi

baş vergisi

oy kullanma vergisi

kafa vergisi

(Kanun) kişi başına vergi

kişisel vergi

(Kanun) fert başına vergi

seçim yeri

(Ticaret) adam başına vergi

English - English

Definition of poll tax in English English dictionary

A tax required in order to vote

A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual

tax of a fixed amount that is imposed on every individual citizen

A state-imposed tax upon the voters as a prerequisite to registration It was rendered unconstitutional in national elections by the Twenty-fourth Amendment and in state elections by the Supreme Court in 1966

         Payment required to vote Some states formerly required a poll tax, but it is now outlawed

a uniform per capita payment or fee

A tax levied on people rather than on property, often as a requirement for voting. a tax of a particular amount that is collected from every citizen of a country (poll ; POLL). Tax of a uniform amount levied on each individual. The most famous British poll tax was the one levied in 1380, a main cause of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt. In the U.S., poll taxes were used as a voting prerequisite in the southern states; when payment was made a prerequisite to voting, impoverished blacks (and often poor whites) were effectively denied the vote. In 1966 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not levy a poll tax as a prerequisite for voting in state and local elections

Fee that allowed one to vote

a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote

Related Terms

A poll tax

capitation

Turkish pronunciation

pōl täks

Synonyms

capitation, head tax, capitation tax

Pronunciation

/ˈpōl ˈtaks/ /ˈpoʊl ˈtæks/

Etymology

[ 'pOl ] (noun.) 14th century. From sense poll (“head”) for “uniform tax per individual”; from sense poll (“voting place”) for “tax required to vote”.