opinion poll
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- noun
- /əˈpɪnjən poʊl/
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encuesta de opinión
- Meanwhile, recent public opinion polls have shown widespread approval for some U.S. presence on the isthmus.
- public opinion poll
- opinion polls show
- recent opinion polls
This is the one result of the opinion poll.
- This is the one result of the opinion poll.
- But the fact is that opinion polls and subsequent elections show that the French public does not disapprove of the operation as a whole.
- Letting your vote be influenced by the opinion polls is being the pathetic, directionless person, the, the nowhere man who can't make up his own mind.
Examples
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On the eve of the Senate vote, public opinion polls put approval of same-sex marriage at 70 percent.
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Research and opinion polls showed that as the violence dropped, jobs and public services replaced security.
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Now, what effect will the public opinion polls have on your campaign?
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Should that assessment change, public opinion polls might well show even higher levels of U.S. support for Israel.
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And this is a very serious opinion poll that has been quoted by several French papers.
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According to opinion polls taken at the time, he was behind the Dutch Prime Minister, the most popular man in the country.
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Despite such efforts, recent opinion polls show public support for programs to help poor and homeless people.
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Yet if you believe opinion polls, domestic issues have actually been the public's priority for several years now.
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But the fact is that opinion polls and subsequent elections show that the French public does not disapprove of the operation as a whole.
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Recent opinion polls indicate that most voters support environmental policies.
Synonyms
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1.6
A survey that asks people their opinion
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2.6
Collecting votes or opinions from people, for example during an election
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3.6
A survey of people leaving a polling station asking how they voted
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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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A quick unofficial vote to see if people support an idea
Antonyms
How Reliable
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3.0
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3.1
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2.5
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3.2
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an activity asking people their views' is directly and compositionally derived from 'opinion' (personal view) + 'poll' (survey), so the compound simply denotes a survey of opinions. This noun-noun formation is a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g. Spanish 'encuesta de opinión', French 'sondage d'opinion') and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Opinion poll shows the literal parts: opinion is what people think and poll once meant 'counting heads'. So an opinion poll is literally asking people their views and counting the answers, which is why it means 'asking a group what they think'.