{
    "term": "scrutiny",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "careful and complete examination",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Foreign policy has **come under** close **scrutiny** recently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The documents should be available for **public scrutiny**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The situation is bound to come under the scrutiny of the public health authorities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has come under intense scrutiny because of its environmental record."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The testimony of the chief witness doesn't bear scrutiny."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The regulations have been subject to intense scrutiny."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "inspection",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["careful", "close", "critical"],
                "verb + scrutiny": ["be subjected to", "come under", "submit to"],
                "preposition": ["under scrutiny", "scrutiny by"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskruːtəni/",
                "audio": "sc/scrutiny/scrutiny__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskruːtəni/",
                "audio": "sc/scrutiny/scrutiny__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin scrutinium, from scrutari ‘to search’ (originally ‘sort rubbish’, from scruta ‘rubbish’). Early use referred to the taking of individual votes in an election procedure."
}