# poll tax

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual.
2. A tax that must be paid in order to vote.

## Etymology
From sense poll (“head”) for “uniform tax per individual”; from sense poll (“voting place”) for “tax required to vote”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poll-tax