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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/pollreferendumplebisciteelection
   • ▪ a record of 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.

   verb

   • 1. record the opinion or vote of: "focus groups in which customers are polled about merchandise preferences" Similar canvasssurveyaskquestioninterviewballotsample
   • ▪ (of a candidate in an election) receive a specified number of votes: "the Green candidate polled 3.6 percent" Similar getgainregisterrecordreturn
   • 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"
   • 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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pollPoll Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : head. 2. a. : the top or back of the head. b. : nape. 3. : the broad or flat end of a striking tool (such as a hammer) 4. a (1) : the casting or recording of the votes of a body of persons. (2) : a counting of votes cast. b. : the place where votes are cast or recorded usually used in plural. at the polls. c.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOLL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person: carry out/conduct a poll We're carrying out/ conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion. opinion poll The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead. the polls [ plural ] the places where people vote in a political election:

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   Poll definition: 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.. See examples of POLL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOLL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   POLL meaning: 1. a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person: 2. the places…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › pollPoll - definition of poll by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To receive (a given number of votes). 2. To receive or record the votes of: polling a jury. 3. To cast (a vote or ballot). 4. To question in a survey; canvass. 5. To cut off or trim (hair, horns, or wool, for example); clip. 6. To trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of: polled the sheep; polled the trees.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pollPoll - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOLL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined. [+ on]