poll — ► NOUN 1) the process of voting in an election. 2) a record of the number of votes cast. 3) dialect a person s head. ► VERB 1) record the opinion or vote of. 2) (of an electoral candidate) receive a specified number of votes. 3) … English terms dictionary
poll — [pəʊl] noun 1》 the process of voting in an election. ↘a record of the number of votes cast in an election. ↘an opinion poll. 2》 dialect a person s head or scalp. 3》 a hornless animal, especially one of a breed of hornless cattle. verb 1》… … English new terms dictionary
Opinion poll — An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then… … Wikipedia
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