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    Poll
    /pōl/

    noun

    • 1. the process of voting in an election: "the country went to the polls on March 10" Similar voteballotshow of handsstraw vote/poll
    • 2. a person's head. dialect

    verb

    • 1. record the opinion or vote of: "focus groups in which customers are polled about merchandise preferences" Similar canvasssurveyaskquestion
    • 2. check the status of (a measuring device, part of a computer, or a node in a network), especially as part of a repeated cycle: "the network manager can also use the software to poll each Mac on the net"
  2. From Longman Business Dictionary poll1 /pəʊlpoʊl/ noun [ countable] 1 an occasion when a large number of people are asked questions, to find out about the public ’s opinions or behaviour MORIconducted a poll among senior managers to get their views on taxation. A recentopinion poll put him in third place.

  3. See synonyms for poll on Thesaurus.com noun a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · 1. countable noun. A poll is a survey in which people are asked their opinions about something, usually in order to find out how popular something is or what people intend to do in the future. Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark.

  5. Definition of poll verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. Definitions of polls. noun. the place where people vote. see more. Pronunciation. US. /poʊlz/ UK. /pəʊlz/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Polls." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/polls. Accessed 02 May. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. polls.

  7. Government a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis. Government Usually, polls. the place where votes are taken. Government the registering of votes, as at an election. Government the voting at an election. Government the number of votes cast.

  8. POLLS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of polls in English. polls. plural noun. us / poʊlz / Add to word list Add to word list. the places where people vote in a political election: The polls close in an hour. (Definition of polls from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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