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Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac

4 9.6
A group that runs public opinion polls at a Connecticut university
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkwɪnɪpiæk/
  • Literature
: encuesta Quinnipiac
  • Today's Quinnipiac in PA has Obama +4.
  • Quinnipiac poll
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Quinnipiac polling

Yeah, I'm going to challenge people and I'm going to challenge the networks when they give us this, I mean, Quinnipiac or New York Times or Wall Street's poll.

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Examples

  • It's more likely than in most years, and more so than even a month ago," says Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown.

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  • But the Quinnipiac poll is not all bad news for Scott.

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  • According to Quinnipiac this morning, down 10 in OH, down 9 in FL.

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  • But then there's the Quinnipiac poll, which is a national poll.

  • The Quinnipiac poll found voters more concerned with the economy than women's reproductive rights.

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  • The Quinnipiac poll isn't the only survey that finds Scott deeply unpopular.

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  • The new Quinnipiac Ohio poll was made up of 37% Democrats, 30% independents, and 29% Republicans.

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  • But this masks a broader unpopularity that's been on the rise: the latest Quinnipiac poll finds Christie with his lowest home-state approval rating ever.

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  • The Quinnipiac poll—which is historically one of the more reliable polls—has Obama up by one in FL.

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  • The latest Quinnipiac University poll indicates a significant shift in voter sentiment.

Synonyms

poll
vsQuinnipiac
∞ 1.6

A survey that asks people their opinion

is used as a shorthand for that activity or the specific institute
public opinion poll
vsQuinnipiac
21 3.1

A survey that asks a group of people who represent the public about their views on an issue

refers specifically to those surveys or the institute at one university

Surface Forms

Quinnipiac main

Etymology

Quinnipiac is used as a short name for the university's public-opinion polls because Quinnipiac University runs the polling institute, and the university's name itself comes from a Native American word meaning 'long water', linking the poll name to the local place.