Poll - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |pəʊl|
Brit.  |pəʊl|

noun

- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (syn: canvass, poll)
- the top of the head (syn: crown, pate, poll)
- the part of the head between the ears (syn: poll)
- a tame parrot (syn: poll)
- the counting of votes (as in an election) (syn: poll)

verb

- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (syn: canvass, poll)
- vote in an election at a polling station (syn: poll)
- get the votes of (syn: poll)
- convert into a pollard (syn: poll, pollard)

Extra examples

The magazine conducted a poll to find out the favorite 100 movies of all time.

A recent poll shows a decrease in the number of teenagers who smoke.

The polls are open until 8:00 tonight.

About half of the people polled had tried smoking.

The conservative candidate polled more than 10,000 votes in the last election.

Mother brought a pretty Poll.

Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?

He took an informal poll among his coworkers.

Given his phenomenal poll numbers in a race he has not yet officially entered ...

We're carrying out a poll to find out what people think about abortion.

The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead.

The poll provided a morale boost for the Conservatives.

The party is buoyed up by the latest opinion poll results.

The poll tax was a creature of the Government.

A recent poll put Doctor Martens among the world's top thirty designer labels.

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