"poll worker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poll workers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poll worker (plural poll workers)
  1. A volunteer who oversees ballot polling during an election. Translations (ballot polling volunteer): Wahlhelfer [masculine] (German), Wahlhelferin [feminine, person] (German)

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