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  Gallup poll

  noun

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

  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

Gallup poll

American  

noun

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

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Gallup Poll British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Gallup poll

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

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The Gallup poll of 1,200 adults was conducted between October 1-19 and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Only 14% of US registered voters approved of lawmakers' performance, an October Gallup poll suggested.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

In a recent Gallup poll, just 48% respondents felt positively about the industry, down from 75% in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

A recent Gallup poll found that 60% of Americans surveyed accurately understand how the rest of the world views this country.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

In a Gallup poll this week, 82 percent of Americans surveyed said the Internet was at least partly to blame for the Colorado killings.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

A Nov. 13 Gallup Poll External link found 20% of Americans would move permanently to another country if they could, similar to the 21% of Americans surveyed a year earlier who said the same thing.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

A 2002 Gallup Poll found that 60% of the public said they trusted the government to “do what is right” about always or most of the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024

The Gallup Poll of 1,009 U.S. adults was conducted by telephone Oct. 2-23 and released Nov. 21.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

But you are in diminishing company: That March Gallup Poll found that 3% of U.S. respondents remained “very concerned” about coming down with COVID-19, with another 22% calling themselves “somewhat concerned.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023

A Gallup Poll from 2021 found 62% of Americans in favor of affirmative action programs for racial minorities.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2022

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