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
Synonyms 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 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (statistics) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
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 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18989
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[ verb ] get the votes of
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[ verb ] (politics) vote in an election at a polling station
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