poll
1a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
Usually polls. the place where votes are taken.
the registering of votes, as at an election.
the voting at an election.
the number of votes cast.
the numerical result of the voting.
an enumeration or a list of individuals, as for purposes of taxing or voting.
a person or individual in a number or list.
the head, especially the part of it on which the hair grows.
the back of the head.
the rear portion of the head of a horse; the nape.
the part of the head between the ears of certain animals, as the horse and cow.
the broad end or face of a hammer.
to take a sampling of the attitudes or opinions of.
to receive at the polls as votes.
to enroll (someone) in a list or register, as for purposes of taxing or voting.
to take or register the votes of (persons).
to deposit or cast at the polls as a vote.
to bring to the polls, as voters.
to cut short or cut off the hair, wool, etc., of (an animal); crop; clip; shear.
to cut short or cut off (hair, wool, etc.).
to cut off the top of (a tree); pollard.
to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle).
to vote at the polls; give one's vote.
Origin of poll
1Other words from poll
- poll·a·ble, adjective
- poller, noun
- re·poll·ing, noun
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(formerly, especially at Cambridge University, England)
the body of students who read for or obtain a degree without honors.
Also called poll degree . pass degree.
Origin of poll
2Other definitions for poll (3 of 3)
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How to use poll in a sentence
They also discuss whether polls in the Midwest have corrected their biases and whether scandals still matter.
While poll worker shortages were already an issue, a dearth of poll workers is a much bigger concern in 2020.
Facebook launches poll worker recruitment push in the News Feed | Taylor Hatmaker | September 11, 2020 | TechCrunchWhen you do so, you should also plan to update your driver’s license or whatever identification your state requires you to show at the polls.
It’s time to check your voter registration—here’s how | John Kennedy | September 10, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWe use polls posted by RealClearPolitics, HuffPollster, Polling Report and FiveThirtyEight in our analysis.
The Forecast: The Methodology Behind Our 2020 Election Model | Daniel Malloy | September 10, 2020 | OzyThis poll’s modeled error estimate is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Fortune battleground poll: Biden leads on social unrest, Trump on economy | Lance Lambert | September 9, 2020 | Fortune
But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races | David Freedlander | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMost of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering? | Michael Tomasky | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Pew poll also found most African Americans expect relations between police and minorities will actually get worse.
And this is a poll, remember, not of Latinos, or of Cuban-Americans across the country.
This past May, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal conducted a joint poll on body art.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNeither shall they shave their heads, nor wear long hair: but they shall only poll their heads.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousSince many of the Readjuster party members consisted of Negroes, the poll tax was repealed also.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIn 1876, a law was passed which required the payment of a poll tax before voting in the state of Virginia.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyFurthermore, a constitutional requirement demanded payment of three years' poll taxes six months before general elections.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyOne of the first effects of this amendment in Virginia was a legislative enactment requiring all women to pay the poll tax.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for poll
/ (pəʊl) /
the casting, recording, or counting of votes in an election; a voting
the result or quantity of such a voting: a heavy poll
Also called: opinion poll
a canvassing of a representative sample of a large group of people on some question in order to determine the general opinion of the group
the results or record of such a canvassing
any counting or enumeration: a poll of the number of men with long hair
short for poll tax
a list or enumeration of people, esp for taxation or voting purposes
the striking face of a hammer
the occipital or back part of the head of an animal
to receive (a vote or quantity of votes): he polled 10 000 votes
to receive, take, or record the votes of: he polled the whole town
to canvass (a person, group, area, etc) as part of a survey of opinion
mainly US to take the vote, verdict, opinion, etc, individually of each member (of a jury, conference, etc)
(sometimes intr) to cast (a vote) in an election
computing (in data transmission when several terminals share communications channels) to check each channel rapidly to establish which are free, or to call for data from each terminal in turn
to clip or shear
to remove or cut short the horns of (cattle)
Origin of poll
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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