Gallup poll

Origin

Gallup poll

noun
a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.

Origin:
1935–40; after G. H. Gallup
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So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Gallup Poll (ˈɡæləp)
 
n
a sampling by the American Institute of Public Opinion or its British counterpart of the views of a representative cross section of the population, used esp as a means of forecasting voting
 
[C20: named after George Horace Gallup (1901--84), US statistician]

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Gallup poll
1940, from George H. Gallup (1901-1984), U.S. journalist and statistician, who in 1935 set up the American Institute of Public Opinion.
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