poll taker
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3.7
- noun
- /poʊl ˈteɪkər/
:
encuestador
- During the survey, the poll taker carefully recorded responses to ensure accurate results.
- poll taker, said
- Democratic poll taker
Examples
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Poll takers.
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I was 17 when Carter got stomped by Reagan. I still remember how concerned my dad was that Carter seemed to be in the lead right up to election day. I don't know why the poll takers want to tilt it, but they do.
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The Census Bureau studies have been criticized for poor methodology as they're simply "off the top of the head" surveys of women by poll takers at their doorsteps, but even they indicate that the vast majority of support is paid.
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A recent poll taker for the MSM admitted publicly that they phrase the questions and bias the demographics of the pool they poll in a way that intentionally affects the results.
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As a dedicated poll taker, she worked tirelessly to gather opinions on various issues from the community.
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The poll taker approached people on the street to ask their views about the upcoming election.
Synonyms
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4.8
A person who asks many people about their views, especially about politics
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7.0
A person who visits homes to count people and record information for a survey like a census
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4.1
A person who asks people questions and records their answers
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6.0
A person who asks people questions to learn their opinions
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'person who conducts surveys' is directly and compositionally derived from 'poll' (a survey) + 'taker' (one who takes). In English 'to take a poll' is a common, compositional phrase, so a learner who knows both words will readily infer an agent who carries out or records a poll. This straightforward agent+object pattern is cross-linguistically common and thus transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Poll taker comes from an older use of poll meaning 'a count of people's heads' and taker meaning the person who takes that count, so picture someone marking each answer as they count. That's why poll taker now means a person who asks people questions to find out what they think.