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poll tax

noun

: a tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote in an election

Full Definition of POLL TAX

:  a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults and often linked to the right to vote
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First Known Use of POLL TAX

1692

Rhymes with POLL TAX

addax, anthrax, banjax, beeswax, borax, broadax, climax, coax, Colfax, death tax, earwax, flat tax, galax, hyrax, Lomax, lost wax, meat-ax, panchax, pickax, poleax, relax, sales tax, sin tax, smilax, stamp tax, storax, styrax, surtax, syntax, thorax, toadflax

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