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Counterfoil meaning
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
Synonyms of Counterfoil
Example sentences (5)
Australia had Mitch Marsh as a hero with his flashy 118 and the English had Mark Wood as a counterfoil, with his pace, bounce and exceptional wicket count: five wickets for a mere 34 runs.
Yet they are the moral compass and a quiet counterfoil to the hypermasculinity of the epic, and, therefore, relevant to discussion.
The effect of this was that the authenticating marks remained on the counterfoil rather than on the ballot, making it impossible to know whether a ballot cast was one legitimately issued by a presiding officer.
She told the court that that ballot doesn’t have a counterfoil but has space for initials of the presiding officer.
The lawyer then asked the witness if when the document is further broken down, if the box for the presiding officer’s initials should be on the counterfoil or on the ballot.