polling
Americannoun
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the act or process of conducting a poll, such as an opinion survey; the industry of conducting polls.
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the act or process of casting or recording votes in an election.
adjective
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the casting or registering of votes at an election
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( as modifier )
polling day
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the conducting of a public opinion poll
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computing the automatic interrogation of terminals by a central controlling machine to determine if they are ready to receive or transmit messages
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But he also said polling hasn’t shown that message to be an effective one, and he’s confident that voters will show their ongoing trust in the party at the polls.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Yesha Yadav, a law professor at Vanderbilt University Law School, explained that prediction markets used to be much more similar to opinion polling than gambling.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The scale of illegal streaming is difficult to measure as most estimates rely on polling and self-reporting rather than direct tracking.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The vast majority of Albertans, according to polling, support remaining part of Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Before I entered the polling station, an irreverent member of the press called out, “Mr. Mandela, who are you voting for?”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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