polled

American  

[pohld] / poʊld /

adjective

1. hornless, especially genetically hornless, as the Aberdeen Angus.

2. Obsolete. having the hair cut off.

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polled British  

/ pəʊld /

adjective

1. (of animals, esp cattle) having the horns cut off or being naturally hornless

2. archaic shorn of hair; bald

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Other Word Forms

• well-polled adjective

Etymology

Origin of polled

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; poll ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

A consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected a reading of 48.3.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analysts polled by FactSet expect companies in the S&P 500 to report a 15% jump in profits this year, which would mark the highest annual rate of growth since 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal

Below are the 25 stocks sorted by how much upside potential is indicated for 2026, based on consensus price targets among analysts polled by LSEG.

From MarketWatch

Also, those polled had “a tentative feeling that President Reagan will make steady, if slow, progress on the nation’s economic problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting 40.

From The Wall Street Journal