polling
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊlɪŋ/
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sondeo
- During the election, the candidates relied heavily on polling to gauge voter sentiment.
- opinion polling
- polling data
- polling stations
And he had been polling my name for about a year.
- And he had been polling my name for about a year.
- I think it's quite clear from polling, especially about kind of mainline Protestants.
- This is reflected in a ton of surveys and polling data as well.
- And so we attempted to do IVR polling or robo polling of Hispanics in both languages.
- Anyway, Trump was asked about all of his bad polling.
- So we do use focus groups, we use polling.
- Just ask the polling organizations to include my name in the polls.
- So this shows the general election kind of compilation of polling.
- I mean legacy media, the, the, the polling from people has it in the toilet.
Examples
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Well, consumer polling is very important to the health of any business.
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Twenty-four hours have passed since the polling stations closed, and the last vote was cast.
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Even their internal polling has us up by three.
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So they decided to do some early polling numbers.
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Okay, according to your latest polling data...
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But the polling shows that it's still a fairly close race.
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Obviously, this polling should be done in great confidence and commissioned by outside sources.
Academic text (2002) -
Keep in mind that other polling has been less favorable to Donald Trump.
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According to the Election Commission, there will be upwards of 9,000 polling stations throughout the country.
Academic text (1992) -
Recent polling suggests that the growing anti-Purge sentiment may have a monumental effect on the upcoming presidential election.
Synonyms
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1.6
A survey that asks people their opinion
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2.5
A survey that asks a group of people what they think about a topic
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4.4
A quick not official vote that shows what people think
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A study that asks people what they think about something
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3.1
A survey that asks a group of people who represent the public about their views on an issue
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5.5
A quick unofficial vote to see if people support an idea
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Morphology
Etymology
Polling comes from poll, which once meant 'head' and was used for 'counting heads' to count votes, so a poll became a word for a vote or a survey. So polling is the act of asking people their opinion or counting votes.