to poll

Examples

• All

• Smith College School of Social Work students, faculty, and staff were polled after engaging in an intergroup dialogue project about race.

  Academic text (2006)

• Most of the students I polled at the high school level also had the same concerns.

  Academic text (2013)

• You can call on a neighbor, ask a friend, or poll the audience for help.

  Academic text (2013)

• MENC is also using its website to poll members on how to serve them better.

  Academic text (2001)

• We polled your primary demographic.

  Sweet November (2001)

• We're polling higher among millennials than Donald Trump.

• For a school-wide project, several teachers might poll their classes and compare responses across classes or grade levels.

  Academic text (1993)

• Employers are not as vocal, but when polled, they express concern over the implications of such legislation.

  Academic text (2001)

• The US Architects Association polled 300 graduate students and asked them which architects they admire most.

  Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)

• The organization decided to poll its members about the upcoming changes to the policy.

Synonyms

S

to survey

vsto poll

83 3.2

To ask people questions to gather information for a study

is carried out officially and in an organized way often involving votes

C

to canvass

vsto poll

52 6.3

To visit people or contact them to win support

is done officially and in an organized way rather than persuading

C

to canvass opinion

vsto poll

5.0

To ask a group of people for their views

is done officially and in an organized way often involving votes

Compounds

O

opinion poll

43 2.5

A survey that asks a group of people what they think about a topic

E

exit poll

• Literature

38 3.6

A survey of people leaving a polling station asking how they voted

S

straw poll

18 4.4

A quick not official vote that shows what people think

P

public opinion poll

17 3.1

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

P

poll tax

8 7.8

A fixed tax each person must pay that often stops people from voting

P

poll taker

1 3.7

A person who asks people questions to find out what they think

D

deed poll

• UK

1 8.2

A document one person signs to officially change their name

P

poll parrot

• Archaic

1 8.9

A tame bird often kept as a pet that can copy human speech

R

Red Poll

8.1

A breed of cattle without horns that has a red-brown coat and gives milk and meat

How Extensive

to survey

83 3.2

to poll

60 2.1

to question

570 1.0

to ask

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology