questionnaire

American  

[kwes-chuh-nair] / ˌkwɛs tʃəˈnɛər /

noun

1. a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information.

   a questionnaire used in market research.

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questionnaire British  

/ ˌkɛs-, ˌkwɛstʃəˈnɛə /

noun

1. a set of questions on a form, submitted to a number of people in order to collect statistical information

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Etymology

Origin of questionnaire

1895–1900; < French, equivalent to question ( er ) to question + -aire; -ary

Example Sentences

Researchers then tracked cancer diagnoses using health questionnaires along with official medical and death records through December 31, 2023.

From Science Daily

They filled in questionnaires every two years, and included how much weight training exercise they did, we well as lower intensity exercise like yoga, and other activities such as gardening and climbing stairs.

From BBC

The new questionnaire is aimed in part at prompting a shift in the mindset of young people, said Martin Elbe, a sociologist at the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 64,000 individuals have completed paperwork, including claims questionnaires, to be paid from the compensation trust.

From The Wall Street Journal

The research was based on questionnaires sent to more than a million people in England between January 2021 and March 2022.

From Barron's

Related Words

• application
• census
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• survey