poll


Definition: Meaning of, poll in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pəʊl /

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poll polls
  1. [countable] the process of finding out what people think about something by asking many people the same question, or the record of the result [=  opinion poll, survey]
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  2. go to the polls to vote in an election
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  3. [singular] British English the process of voting in an election, or the number of votes recorded
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  4. the polls the place where you can go to vote in an election
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
poll polled polled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
polling polls
[transitive]
  1. to ask a lot of people the same questions in order to find out what they think about a subject
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  2. to get a particular number of votes in an election
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poll used in phrases

  • deed poll (noun)
    1. a legal document signed by only one person, for example in order to officially change your name
  • exit poll (noun)
    1. the activity of asking people how they have voted in an election in order to discover the likely result
  • opinion poll (noun)
    1. the process of asking a large group of people the same questions in order to find out what most people think about something
  • poll parrot (noun)
    1. a tame parrot
  • poll taker (noun)
    1. someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
  • poll tax (noun)
    1. [countable] a tax of a particular amount that is collected from every citizen of a country
  • public opinion poll (noun)
    1. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
  • red poll (noun)
    1. hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle
  • straw poll (noun)
    1. an informal test of several people's opinions to see what the general feeling about something is
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