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   poll

   /pəʊl/

   noun

   • 1. the process of voting in an election: "the country went to the polls on March 10" Similar voteballotshow of handsstraw vote/pollreferendumplebisciteelection
   • ▪ the number of votes cast in an election: "the ruling party won 24 seats, narrowly topping the poll" Similar voting figuresvotereturnscounttally
   • ▪ the places where votes are cast in an election: "the polls have only just closed"
   • ▪ short for opinion poll
   • 2. a person's head. dialect
   • ▪ the part of the head on which hair grows; the scalp.
   • 3. a hornless animal, especially one of a breed of hornless cattle.

   verb

   • 1. record the opinion or vote of: "over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth" Similar canvasssurveyaskquestioninterviewballotsample
   • ▪ (of a candidate in an election) receive a specified number of votes: "the Green candidate polled 3.6 per cent" Similar getgainregisterrecordreturn
   • 2. check the status of (a device), especially as part of a repeated cycle: "the network manager can also use the software to poll each Mac on the net"
   • 3. cut the horns off (an animal, especially a young cow).
   • ▪ cut off the top of (a tree or plant), typically to encourage further growth; pollard: archaic "there were some beautiful willows, and now the idiot Parson has polled them into wretched stumps"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘head’): perhaps of Low German origin. The original sense was ‘head’, and hence ‘an individual person among a number’, from which developed the sense ‘number of people ascertained by counting of heads’ and then ‘counting of heads or of votes’ (17th century).

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   What is a poll & how does it work?

   • 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 . At least 60 per cent of the country wants the strikers to win, polls show.

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   What does poll mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! POLL definition: 1. a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person: 2. the places…. Learn more.

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   What is a political poll?

   • a collection of opinions of an individual or a group of individuals on a topic, person, or event politically biased campaign information presented as a poll in order to change minds a limited number of people from the overall population selected in such a way that each has an equal chance of being chosen

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   What happens when people go to the polls?

   • When people go to the polls, they vote. If you poll your classmates about their favorite foods, you survey them and take note of their opinions — in other words, they each cast a vote. This is also what happens when voters go to the polls, although they're voting for political candidates and their votes are anonymous.

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   What do you mean by voting?

   • 1. a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from a selected or random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis. 2. the act of voting in an election. 3. the registration of such votes. 4. Usu., polls. the place where votes are cast. 5. the number of votes cast.

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   What is a poll question?

   • a question worded to lead a respondent to give a desired answer a number that states how far the poll results may be from the actual preferences of the total population of citizens a political ideology that prioritizes individual liberties, preferring a smaller government that stays out of the economy

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   A poll is an election, or a survey of people's opinions. When people go to the polls, they vote. If you poll your classmates about their favorite foods, you survey them and take note of their opinions — in other words, they each cast a vote.

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