Countercheck (Noun)
Meaning 1
Something that checks the correctness of a previous check.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The accountant used additional documents as a countercheck to verify the initial financial report's accuracy.
- A secondary security checkpoint at the airport served as a countercheck for the first screening process.
- To ensure the quality of the review process, a peer review was used as a countercheck for the initial evaluation.
- A secondary test was conducted to serve as a countercheck for the initial analysis of the product.
- A fact-checking team reviewed the journalist's story to use as a countercheck for the initial reported information.
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Meaning 2
A check that restrains another check.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The second vote was a countercheck to the initial decision, forcing them to reconsider their options.
- The strict regulations were meant to serve as a countercheck to the growing power of the corporation.
- Implementing stricter audits was a countercheck to the rising occurrence of embezzlement within the company.
- Her opposing vote was a countercheck that forced the council to reevaluate their proposal.
- The democratic process has several counterchecks in place to prevent any one person or group from holding too much power.