Gallup poll

noun

1. a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.

Gallup Poll

/ ˈɡæləp /

noun

1. a sampling by the American Institute of Public Opinion or its British counterpart of the views of a representative cross section of the population, used esp as a means of forecasting voting

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gallup poll¹

First recorded in 1935–40; after G. H. Gallup

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gallup poll¹

C20: named after George Horace Gallup (1901–84), US statistician