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noun

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

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Origin of Gallup poll

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

Words nearby Gallup poll

gallows humour, gallows tree, gallsickness, gallstone, Gallup, Gallup poll, Gallup polls, gallus, galluses, gall wasp, gally

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How to use Gallup poll in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
Most 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|DAILY BEAST
The Pew poll also found most African Americans expect relations between police and minorities will actually get worse.
Dr. Howard Fuller's Injustice Education|Campbell Brown|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And this is a poll, remember, not of Latinos, or of Cuban-Americans across the country.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This past May, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal conducted a joint poll on body art.
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Neither shall they shave their heads, nor wear long hair: but they shall only poll their heads.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Since many of the Readjuster party members consisted of Negroes, the poll tax was repealed also.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
In 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. Torpey
Furthermore, a constitutional requirement demanded payment of three years' poll taxes six months before general elections.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
One 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 Gallup poll

Gallup Poll

/ (ˈɡæləp) /

noun

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 Origin for Gallup Poll

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

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