to conduct a public opinion poll

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• public opinion — the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., esp. as a guide to action, decision, or the like. [1560 70] * * * Introduction       an aggregate of the individual views, attitudes, and beliefs about a particular topic,… …   Universalium

• poll — n. 1) to conduct, take a poll 2) (AE) an exit poll (taken of voters leaving the voting booths) 3) (esp. AE) a straw ( unofficial ) poll 4) a public opinion poll 5) a poll among (to conduct a poll among students) * * * [pɒl] take a poll (esp. AE)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• poll — poll1 W3 [pəul US poul] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: poll head (13 19 centuries), from Middle Low German; from the idea of counting heads] 1.) the process of finding out what people think about something by asking many people the same question, or …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• poll — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, VAT, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, ad valorem duty, agenda, alcohol tax, amusement tax, ask, assessment on default, aye, ballot, ballot box, balloting place, beadroll, bean, belfry, bob …   Moby Thesaurus

• Opinion polling for the New Zealand general election, 2011 — Opinion polling has been commissioned throughout the duration of the 49th New Zealand Parliament and in the leadup to the 2011 election by various organisations. The main four are Television New Zealand, TV3, The New Zealand Herald and Roy Morgan …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election — In the run up to the next United Kingdom general election, several polling organisations will carry out opinion polling in regards to voting intention in Great Britain (i.e. the UK excluding Northern Ireland, which is always excluded from such… …   Wikipedia

• poll — Voting method where every holder present has a number of votes which corresponds to the number of securities it holds. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary * * * ▪ I. poll poll 1 [pəʊl ǁ poʊl] noun [countable] 1. an occasion when a large… …   Financial and business terms

• poll — 1 noun 1 (C) a) an attempt to find out what the public think about something, especially about a political subject, done by questioning a large number of people; opinion poll: Another poll asked respondents if they favoured nuclear power. | carry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• push poll — n. A series of calls, masquerading as a public opinion poll, in which people who support a particular candidate offer negative information about a rival candidate. Example Citation: A legitimate public opinion poll seeks to tally the views of the …   New words

• Open access poll — An open access poll is a type of opinion poll in which participants are self selected. The term includes call in, mail in, and some online polls. Contents 1 Advantages 2 Disadvantages …   Wikipedia