public-opinion poll
[ puhb-lik-uh-pin-yuhn ]
noun
a poll taken by sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues.
Origin of public-opinion poll
1First recorded in 1935–40
Words Nearby public-opinion poll
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How to use public-opinion poll in a sentence
A public-opinion poll of the Sunday Pictorial soon showed 64% of its readers in favor of the marriage.
More recently, a public opinion poll sponsored by the left-leaning Daily Kos Web site gave the GOP even further cause for concern.
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