WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
poll′ tax′  (pōl),USA pronunciation 
  1. Governmenta capitation tax, the payment of which is sometimes a prerequisite to exercise the right of suffrage. Also called head tax. 
  • 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
poll tax
  1. a tax levied per head of adult population
  2. an informal name for (the former) community charge
'poll tax' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Twenty-fourth Amendment - aerarian - capitation - community charge - direct tax - jizyah - poll

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