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to outpoll

to outpoll

1 6.3
To get more votes than another candidate in an election or poll
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈpoʊl/
  • Literature
translation icon : superar en votos
  • ("Gone With the Wind," incidentally, is consistently the "classic" American film that my students are most familiar with, easily outpolling "Casablanca.")
  • easily outpoll
  • outpoll his party

Examples

  • The result has been a reversal of the historic disparity between military and civilian voting rates: in the past three national elections, the military has outpolled civilians by over ten percentage points.

    Academic text (2001)

  • During the survey, the young candidate outpolls the established politicians in popularity.

  • The five leading Muslim parties won a combined 36 percent of the vote in the 1999 election, outpolling Megawati's party by almost two points.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Fascinating to me that "not those two jokers for whom I did vote" slightly outpolls Romney right now.

    Blog text (26)

  • Some observers predict that Hamas will outpoll Fatah in the upcoming Palestinian parliamentary elections, which could be one reason that Abbas has postponed them.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Its most popular newspaper attacks Chinese policies; Governor Patton, the symbol of British colonialism, outpolls the newly appointed ethnic Chinese governor; and the Democratic Party, led by oppositionist Martin Lee, regularly draws the most votes.

    Academic text (1997)

  • This year, Nathan Hecht outpolled Michelle Petty, the Democrat on the ballot, by 4,116,066 to 3,208,434 votes, or just a little over 900,000 votes, in Supreme Court Justice Place 6.

    Blog text (20)

  • In the latest election, the candidate outpolled her opponent by a significant margin.

  • According to the polls, she is likely to outpoll all other candidates in the party.

Synonyms

to outvote
vsto outpoll
7 3.4

To beat a person or group in a vote

emphasizes simply receiving more votes, not the idea of defeat

How Many

to outpoll
  • Literature
1 6.3
to tie
313 2.8
to trail
91 2.2

Surface Forms

outpoll infinitive
outpolled past
outpolled past participle
outpolling present participle
outpolls third person singular

Morphology

outpoll = poll (transparent) = out + poll

The productive prefix 'out-' meaning 'do more than' combines directly with the verb 'poll' to mean 'receive more votes', a clear and regular formation.

Etymology

The word outpoll comes from the prefix out- meaning 'more than' and poll meaning 'vote'. Think of it like outdo or outnumber but with votes: to get more votes than someone else, which is why to outpoll someone is to receive more votes in a poll or election.