public-opinion poll

American  

[puhb-lik-uh-pin-yuhn] / ˈpʌb lɪk əˈpɪn yən /

noun

1. a poll taken by sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues.

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Etymology

Origin of public-opinion poll

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

But according to a public-opinion poll conducted August 2020 to February 2021 by Gallup, 54 percent of Americans said they had “a lot” of trust in scientists, which was up nine percentage points from 2018, according to a report published in November by Wellcome Trust, a health research foundation in London.

From Washington Post

Political reporters scrutinize every public-opinion poll as if it were the I Ching.

From Washington Post

A public-opinion poll released Friday showed Hong Kong residents overwhelmingly blame the government and police for the violence that has marred the protests, traumatized the city and sent its economy into recession.

From Washington Post

A public-opinion poll released last week found that more than half of Hong Kongers surveyed strongly supported the U.S. bill and fewer than a quarter strongly opposed it.

From Washington Post

Cynthia Nixon has trailed in every public-opinion poll since her candidacy was announced, with the latest survey showing Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a whopping 41-point lead.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• application
• census
• sampling
• survey