tabulation

noun

Definition of tabulationnext
as in enumeration

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Recent Examples of tabulation The clerk's office is preparing equipment and procedural updates ahead of the November 2026 general election, including tabulation methods to prevent a recurrence. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The incident highlighted in the declassified materials, however, concerns the security of voter registration information rather than ballots or vote tabulation. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026 An extended tabulation could hurt the party’s credibility and damage the nominee, South Carolina backers argued. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026 The potential for fraud and long delays in tabulation can undermine confidence in elections, especially when voters have formed expectations of efficient and competent election administration. — Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 David Ulloa Jr Glendale vote tabulation machines are back up, according to voters at the Glendale ASU West polling location. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 The board will handle other areas, including election day voting, ballot tabulation and voting location equipment maintenance. — Josh Kelety, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Erickson’s lawyer, Justin Smith, said his party asked for only a single master report at the end of absentee tabulation. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026 The tabulation is already higher than Moody’s last estimate of the war’s cost to households. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabulation
  1. enumeration
  2. classification
  3. inventory
  4. categorization
  5. indexing
  6. codification
Noun
  • Females, minors &c are excluded from the polls, but are included in the enumeration of persons on whom representation is apportioned.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • The drafts were messy, but, in reality, so, too, were the handwritten ones—their own version of chaos with arrows, enumerations, and strikethroughs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of enumeration
Noun
  • The Blazers consistently schedule difficult nonconference opponents, often from higher classifications, to prepare for their 5A-East Conference slate.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Accessories and gadgets galore bolster the film’s sci-fi classification, but the film’s framing adds visual variety.
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of classification
Noun
  • Modern air defenses require large inventories of interceptors, along with the manufacturing capacity needed to replenish them.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The National Museum alone lost almost two-thirds of its inventory, comprising nearly 100,000 artifacts that covered Sudan’s prehistoric age through its Nubian era, the Kingdom of Kush, the Christian era and its Islamic period.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventory
Noun
  • Indeed, there appears to have been re-categorization of some tickets.
    — Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • To add another layer of categorization, where a native plant originated can be important.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of categorization
Noun
  • Some publications may remove articles from search engine indexing, but this is uncommon and typically requires a strong justification.
    — Victoria Marshall, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • There was no indexing and cataloging in a professional archival way throughout this vault process.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of indexing
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  • Unlike the majority of the Mishnah—the codification of the Jewish Oral Law—Pirkei Avot has very little Halakhic content and instead emphasizes general ethical matters conveyed through aphorisms attributed to ancient rabbinic sages.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • The codification of what became soccer Public school graduates took their versions of the game with them to the next level.
    — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Definition of codification

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“Tabulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabulation. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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