polling
Americannoun
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the act or process of conducting a poll, such as an opinion survey; the industry of conducting polls.
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the act or process of casting or recording votes in an election.
adjective
noun
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the casting or registering of votes at an election
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( as modifier )
polling day
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the conducting of a public opinion poll
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computing the automatic interrogation of terminals by a central controlling machine to determine if they are ready to receive or transmit messages
Other Word Forms
- pre-polling noun
- re-polling noun
Example Sentences
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With voters fed up, this week's result and months of polling show voters are hungry for something new, whatever that may be.
From BBC
And sources close to her are keen to point to polling last November assessing the support for Danish-style immigration reforms, which suggested net support for some measures amongst all voters – including Green supporters.
From BBC
Under the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023, it is an offence to be in a polling booth with another person in order to influence that person to vote in a particular way.
From BBC
Manchester City Council insisted "no such issues" were reported by its staff at polling stations.
From BBC
However, polling expert Prof Sir John Curtice said he did not think a significant move against the prime minister is likely before the 7 May elections in Scotland, Wales, and some English councils.
From BBC
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