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  • Poll Tax Riots — The Poll Tax Riots were mass disturbances, or riots, which occurred in Britain during protests against the Community Charge (commonly known as the poll tax), introduced by the Tory government led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. By far the… …   Wikipedia

  • Poll tax — A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). When a corvée is commuted for cash payment, in effect it becomes a poll tax (and vice versa, if a poll tax obligation… …   Wikipedia

  • poll tax —    A poll tax is a tax levied upon individuals at a flat rate per capita within a given geographical area. The community charge, which was to become known as the poll tax, was introduced initially in Scotland, with the first bills due for payment …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • poll tax — /pohl/ a capitation tax, the payment of which is sometimes a prerequisite to exercise the right of suffrage. Also called head tax. [1685 95] * * * Tax of a uniform amount levied on each individual. The most famous British poll tax was the one… …   Universalium

  • Poll tax — La poll tax (mot anglais signifiant capitation), officiellement appelée Community Charge, est un impôt forfaitaire par tête instauré au Royaume Uni par le gouvernement de Margaret Thatcher en 1989. Entré en vigueur en 1990, il fut jugé très… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • poll tax — noun a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote • Hypernyms: ↑capitation * * * ˈpoll tax [poll tax] noun a tax that must be paid at the same rate by every person or every adult in a particular area  … …   Useful english dictionary

  • poll tax — noun 1 (C) a tax of a fixed amount collected from every citizen of a country 2 the poll tax a British tax of a fixed amount which was paid by each person during the late 1980s and early 1990s …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • poll tax — / pōl / n: a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. poll tax …   Law dictionary

  • Poll tax — Poll Poll, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.] 1. The head; the back part of the head. All flaxen was his poll. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A number or aggregate of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poll-tax|er — «POHL TAK suhr», noun. U.S. Informal. person supporting the levy of a poll tax …   Useful english dictionary

  • poll tax — n. a tax per head, levied on individuals rather than on property: such a tax as a prerequisite for voting is unconstitutional in the U.S …   English World dictionary

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