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• Poll — Poll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polling}.] 1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree. [1913 Webster] When he [Absalom] pollled his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• poll — [13] ‘Head’ is the original and central meaning of poll, from which all its modern uses have derived. The ‘voting’ sort of poll, for instance, which emerged in the 17th century, is etymologically a counting of ‘heads’, and the poll tax is a ‘per… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• poll — [13] ‘Head’ is the original and central meaning of poll, from which all its modern uses have derived. The ‘voting’ sort of poll, for instance, which emerged in the 17th century, is etymologically a counting of ‘heads’, and the poll tax is a ‘per… …   Word origins

• poll taker — noun someone who conducts surveys of public opinion a pollster conducts public opinion polls a headcounter counts heads • Syn: ↑pollster, ↑headcounter, ↑canvasser • Derivationally related forms: ↑canvas ( …   Useful english dictionary

• poll — I (canvass) noun capitation, catalogue of persons, census, census report, census return, count, enumeration, evaluation, inquiry, numbering, numeration, public opinion, questionary, questionnaire, register, registration, return, statistic, survey …   Law dictionary

• poll tax — / pōl / n: a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. poll tax …   Law dictionary

• Poll — Poll, n. [Gr. ? the many, the rabble.] One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman. [Cambridge Univ., Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• For a European Serbia — – Boris Tadić (Serbian: За европску Србију – Борис Тадић, Za Evropsku Srbiju Boris Tadić ) is an electoral coalition that won the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008, Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008 and Serbian local elections, 2008. The… …   Wikipedia

• poll tax — poll′ tax n. gov a capitation tax, sometimes levied as a prerequisite for voting • Etymology: 1685–95 …   From formal English to slang

• poll tax — n. a tax per head, levied on individuals rather than on property: such a tax as a prerequisite for voting is unconstitutional in the U.S …   English World dictionary

• poll|ing — «POH lihng», adjective. 1. of, for, or having to do with the registering or casting of votes: »polling day, a polling place. 2. that polls …   Useful english dictionary