polling

/ ˈpəʊlɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the casting or registering of votes at an election

   2. ( as modifier )

      polling day

2. the conducting of a public opinion poll

3. computing the automatic interrogation of terminals by a central controlling machine to determine if they are ready to receive or transmit messages

Example Sentences

Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist University Institute for Public Opinion, said his polling suggested Americans were largely split down party lines when it came to assigning fault for the shutdown.

From BBC

You can vote by mail, drop your ballot in a box, or show up at a polling place on election day if you forgot to register to vote.

From Los Angeles Times

Some polling has shown that Porter, who left Congress after losing a bid for a rare open seat in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

There is not yet any clear front-runner in the race to run the nation’s most populous state, though former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter has had a small edge in recent polling.

From Los Angeles Times

In a measure of the tension surrounding the vote, bomb scares were reported at polling stations in Italy, Romania, Spain and the US.

From BBC

Related Words

• election 
• plebiscite 
• poll 
• referendum 
• slate 
• tally 
• ticket