Gallup
[gal-uh p]
- George Horace,1901–84, U.S. statistician.
- a city in W New Mexico.
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Contemporary Examples
According to Gallup, a mere 24 percent identify themselves as Republicans—an all-time low.
Gallup pollsters have consistently found that the more wealthy and educated a woman is, the more likely she is to drink.
By contrast, Gallup found that a majority of Democrats believe that physician-assisted death is morally acceptable.
The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted DeathSamantha Allen
October 10, 2014
A 2013 Gallup poll revealed that public support for physician-assisted death shifts dramatically depending on how it is described.
The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted DeathSamantha Allen
October 10, 2014
Gallup said the purpose of his polls was to give politicians information about public opinion so they could act on it.
Historical Examples
Gallup proposed that they should step out on the platform and get some air.
Frank Merriwell's SonBurt L. Standish
Mulloy and Gallup lighted cigars and promenaded the platform.
Frank Merriwell's SonBurt L. Standish
Gallup uttered a cry of exasperation as he recognized the Mexican.
Frank Merriwell's SonBurt L. Standish
At last Gallup was beginning faintly to realize the extent of his folly.
Frank Merriwell's SonBurt L. Standish
Gallup clenched his fist and pushed it up under Ephraim's nose.
Frank Merriwell's SonBurt L. Standish
Gallup
- George Horace. 1901–84, US statistician: devised the Gallup Poll; founded the American Institute of Public Opinion (1935) and its British counterpart (1936)
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