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scrutiny Definition

scru·tiny (skro̵̅o̅t'n ē)

noun pl. -·nies

  1. close examination; minute inspection
  2. a careful, continuous watch; surveillance
  3. a lengthy, searching look

Etymology: LL scrutinium < L scrutari, to examine carefully, rummage through odds and ends < scruta, trash, prob. altered < Gr grutē, a miscellany, woman's vanity bag: for prob. IE base see crumb

scrutiny Synonyms

scrutiny

n.

scrutiny Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • withstand: Bring them out into the light and we'll see whose truth withstands scrutiny.
  • deserve: Bearing in mind what this research has tried to show, the idea of ' tradition ' deserves closer scrutiny.
  • undergo: At the moment the drug has not undergone any independent scrutiny.
  • escape: Guy from galloping action that would escaped scrutiny worded dramatization please.
  • survive: Our ethical concepts must survive the scrutiny of our best ethical thinking - thus the reflection required for confidence is immanent in ethical thought.
  • merit: So the issue might not be worth pursuing, tho some observations from prospect theory may merit scrutiny.

Adjective modifier

  • pre-legislative: The pre-legislative scrutiny should tease out the key issues.
  • parliamentary: I turn, first, to the level of parliamentary scrutiny.
  • intense: All the product of intense scrutiny of the Word of God.
  • rigorous: All ideas are subjected to the same rigorous scrutiny.
  • careful: The role of the regulatory agency should also come under careful scrutiny.
  • judicial: From the Human Rights Act to Hutton to the new supreme court, we are seeing growing judicial scrutiny of the government.

Modifies a noun

  • committee: Scrutiny committees have often been dominated by ruling party chairs.
  • panel: We have five scrutiny panels at the County Council.
  • role: This support will include a one off payment of £ 2.25million to help local authorities in their new health scrutiny role.

Noun used with modifier

clause-by-clause: The Deputy Chairperson: We will now carry out a detailed clause-by-clause scrutiny of the Bill.

Possessives

reviewer: External examiners ' reports and the reviewers ' scrutiny of a range of students ' work confirm that assessment processes are rigorous and fair.

Preposition: of

  • legislation: The scrutiny of legislation was touched on by the hon.
  • bill: The Government has encouraged the draft scrutiny of bills for the first time to improve the quality of legislation.

Preposition: by

assessor: All applications receive careful scrutiny by the assessors, in the context of competing claims on available funding.

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