poll has definitions from the fields of zoology,politics,statistics
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[ noun ] (politics) an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Rep._Wesley_Roberts of Seminole , sponsor of the poll idea , said that further delay in the committee can kill the bill .

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

I never heard of a poll being taken on the question .

Since the Supreme_Court 's decision of that year this is more doubtful ; and if a poll had been taken immediately following the dispatch of troops to Little_Rock I believe the majority would have been for the Old_South .

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[ verb ] (statistics) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

Synonyms

canvass canvas

Used in print

(Los Angeles Times,...)

This was the chief reason for a so-so sales outlook given by two-thirds of 56 builders polled by the National_Housing_Center .

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survey circularize pollster

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[ noun ] the top of the head

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crown pate

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top tonsure human_head

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18989
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[ noun ] (zoology) a tame parrot

Synonyms

poll_parrot

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parrot

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[ verb ] convert into a pollard, as of trees

Synonyms

pollard

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snip pollard

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[ verb ] get the votes of

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get

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[ verb ] (politics) vote in an election at a polling station

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vote

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[ noun ] the part of the head between the ears

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top horse cow

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[ noun ] the counting of votes (as in an election)

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count election

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