polling

American  

[pohl-ing] / ˈpoʊl ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of conducting a poll, such as an opinion survey; the industry of conducting polls.

2. the act or process of casting or recording votes in an election.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the casting, recording, or conducting of a vote or poll.

polling British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• pre-polling noun
• re-polling noun

Example Sentences

He said the app used Bluetooth technology to share images of the results forms from polling stations and voting data without internet access.

From BBC

Hart’s polling firm was commissioned by the Journal back then to conduct a series of interviews with two groups of voters after Reagan’s victory over Carter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tensions over immigration are likely to remain an issue this year with recent polling suggesting it is among the three biggest public concerns, behind the economy and health.

From BBC

It will be held at 136 polling stations, out of around 2,160, Bosnia's central electoral commission said in a statement.

From Barron's

But most assume the most likely crunch point comes after polling day.

From BBC

Related Words

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