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polls

polls

3 1.6
A place where people go to vote in an election
  • noun
  • /poʊlz/
translation icon : urnas
  • Votes cannot be cast after the polls are closed.
  • Gallup Polls
  • Election Polls
  • POLLS - 8 p.m.

And then he says what gets people to the polls is fear and anger.

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Examples

  • Most important is you get to the polls and you vote.

    Stanford

  • And we brought all of those people to the polls or as many of many of them to the polls last November.

  • Let's see, off to the polls, off to the results.

    Destiny Sidwell

  • Time to Go to the Polls

    Blog text (6)

  • And then he says what gets people to the polls is fear and anger.

    Danny Jones

  • Sighin' and Cryin' All the Way to the Polls.

    Blog text (15)

  • THEN WHY ARE YOU BEHIND IN THE POLLS?

    Osmosis Jones (2001)

  • On Election Day, many citizens lined up early to cast their votes at the polls.

  • The community center was designated as one of the polls for the local election.

  • Make sure to check your voter registration before heading to the polls this November.

Synonyms

polling place
vspolls
  • US
44 2.4

A place where people go to vote in an election

has identical meaning and the same general usage
polling station
vspolls
  • UK
23 2.4

A place where people go to vote in an election

is the general idea of a place to cast votes rather than the building

Surface Forms

poll singular
polls plural

Morphology

polls = poll (transparent) = poll + s

Regular plural formation from 'poll'; learners who know 'poll' will readily understand 'polls' as multiple polling places.

Etymology

The word polls comes from the older word poll, which used to mean 'head'. People once 'counted heads' when they counted voters, so poll came to mean a vote or the place where people vote, and that's why going to the polls means going to the place where people cast their votes.