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unpolled

American

[uhn-pohld] / ʌnˈpoʊld /

adjective

not registered, cast, or counted at the polls.

the unpolled vote.
not consulted or canvassed in a poll.

the unpolled public.

unpolled British

/ ʌnˈpəʊld /

adjective

not included in an opinion poll
not having voted
not registered for an election

unpolled votes

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Etymology

Origin of unpolled

First recorded in 1640–50; un- ¹ + poll ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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It was known that four votes only remained unpolled, so that Mottisfont's victory was secure.

From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John

A small body of electors remained unpolled on the very last day.

From The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles

There were two other members of the unpolled jury, and they paused now in the full light which came from the mast at the corner of the public square.

From The Broken Gate A Novel by Hough, Emerson

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