pollster
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- noun
- /ˈpɔlstər/
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encuestador
- Every week, the pollster conducts surveys to measure changes in public sentiment regarding healthcare.
- pollsters asked
- pollsters found
- questions from pollsters
Our next guest is Robert Kahaley, chief pollster for the Trafalgar Group.
- Our next guest is Robert Kahaley, chief pollster for the Trafalgar Group.
- Is South Carolina respected pollster Tony Fabrizio?
- So, you know, we're in an election year, pollsters everywhere, but what do we think is going to happen in November?
- And then the political operators and pollsters and campaign managers kind of noticing, oh, this is an area where we can get traction.
- The ridiculous, obviously partisan pollsters, including this guy, Alan Lichtman.
- So you can't blame pollsters for pundits being innumerous.
- And every pollster there said don't worry about it, they're staying not a problem.
- And regardless of how much Republicans want to say, taxes, taxes, they should not be allowed to talk public to pollsters.
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Our next guest is Robert Kahaley, chief pollster for the Trafalgar Group.
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And the other one was the chief pollster for the Remain campaign.
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Most Japanese women continue to tell pollsters that they want to marry and have at least two children.
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So, you know, we're in an election year, pollsters everywhere, but what do we think is going to happen in November?
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Pollsters go into the field, and within a week, 60% of respondents are saying more than one person was responsible.
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Most of this comes from exit polling, where pollsters go and poll people as they're leaving the voting booth.
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40% of Americans under age 35 tell pollsters they think the First Amendment is dangerous because you might use your freedom to say something that hurts somebody else's feelings.
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The pollster asked a series of questions to understand voters' opinions about the new policy.
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During the campaign, the pollster collected data to gauge public reaction to the candidates.
Synonyms
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A person who asks people questions and records their answers
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A person who asks people questions to find out what they think
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A person who asks people questions to learn their opinions
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Etymology
Pollster comes from poll, an old word for 'head' that later meant 'a count of heads' or a 'vote', plus the ending -ster meaning 'person who does something'. So a pollster is someone who asks people and counts their answers to find what the public thinks.