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Share This poll 1 Audio Help / poʊl / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ pohl ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
2. Usually, polls. the place where votes are taken.
3. the registering of votes, as at an election.
4. the voting at an election.
5. the number of votes cast.
6. the numerical result of the voting.
7. an enumeration or a list of individuals, as for purposes of taxing or voting.
9. a person or individual in a number or list.
10. the head, esp. the part of it on which the hair grows.
12. the rear portion of the head of a horse; the nape.
13. the part of the head between the ears of certain animals, as the horse and cow.
14. the broad end or face of a hammer.
–verb (used with object) 15. to take a sampling of the attitudes or opinions of.
16. to receive at the polls, as votes.
17. to enroll (someone) in a list or register, as for purposes of taxing or voting.
18. to take or register the votes of (persons).
19. to deposit or cast at the polls, as a vote.
20. to bring to the polls, as voters.
21. to cut short or cut off the hair, wool, etc., of (an animal); crop; clip; shear.
22. to cut short or cut off (hair, wool, etc.).
23. to cut off the top of (a tree); pollard.
24. to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle).
–verb (used without object) 25. to vote at the polls; give one's vote.
[Origin:
1250–1300; ME
polle (hair of the) head < MLG: hair of the head, top of a tree or other plant; akin to Dan
puld, Sw
pull crown of the head
]
—Related forms poll·a·ble, adjective
poller, noun
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The casting and registering of votes in an election.
The number of votes cast or recorded.
The place where votes are cast and registered. Often used in the plural with the.
A survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information.
The head, especially the top of the head where hair grows.
The blunt or broad end of a tool such as a hammer or ax.
polled , poll·ing , polls
tr.
To receive (a given number of votes).
To receive or record the votes of: polling a jury.
To cast (a vote or ballot).
To question in a survey; canvass.
To cut off or trim (hair, horns, or wool, for example); clip.
To trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of: polled the sheep; polled the trees.
intr.
pol , head , from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.]
poll'er n.
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c.1290,
polle "hair of the head," from M.L.G. or M.Du.
pol "head, top." Meaning "collection of votes" is first recorded 1625, from notion of "counting heads;" meaning "survey of public opinion" is first recorded 1902. The verb meaning "to take the votes of" also is first recorded 1625.
Pollster is 1939. A
deed poll "deed executed by one party only," is from earlier verbal meaning "cut the hair of," because the deed was cut straight rather than indented (see
indent ).
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Share This poll noun 1. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people 2. the top of the head [syn: pate ] 3. the part of the head between the ears 4. a tame parrot 5. the counting of votes (as in an election) verb 1. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions 2. vote in an election at a polling station 3. get the votes of 4. convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"
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Share This poll 1 [pəul] noun
an election
Example:
They organized a poll to elect a president.
Arabic: إقْتِراع، تَصْويت Chinese (Simplified): 投票选举 Chinese (Traditional): 投票選舉 Czech: volby Danish: valg; afstemning Dutch: verkiezing Estonian: valimised Finnish: äänestys French: élection German: die Abstimmung Greek: ψηφοφορία, εκλογές Hungarian: szavazás Icelandic: kosningar Indonesian: pemungutan suara Italian: votazione
Japanese: 投票 Korean: 투표, 선거 Latvian: vēlēšanas; balsošana Lithuanian: rinkimai, balsavimas Norwegian: valg, avstemning Polish: wybory, głosowane Portuguese (Brazil): eleição Portuguese (Portugal): eleição Romanian: alegeri Russian: голосование Slovak: voľby Slovenian: volitve Spanish: elecciones, votación Swedish: val Turkish: seçim
poll 2 [pəul] noun
the number of votes
Example:
There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).
Arabic: عَدَد الأصْوات Chinese (Simplified): 投票数 Chinese (Traditional): 投票數 Czech: počet hlasů Danish: valgdeltagelse Dutch: aantal uitgebrachte stemmen Estonian: häältearv Finnish: äänimäärä French: suffrages German: die Wahlbeteiligung Greek: αριθμός ψήφων Hungarian: szavazatszám Icelandic: kosningaþátttaka Indonesian: jumlah suara Italian: (partecipazione al voto)
Japanese: 投票数 Korean: 투표수 Latvian: balsu skaits Lithuanian: balsų skaičius Norwegian: stemmetall, valgdeltakelse Polish: frekwencja wyborcza Portuguese (Brazil): votação Portuguese (Portugal): votação Romanian: număr de voturi Russian: количество поданных голосов Slovak: počet hlasov Slovenian: število glasov Spanish: índice de participación Swedish: valdeltagande, antal avgivna röster Turkish: oy sayısı
poll 3 [pəul] noun
(
also opinion poll ) a test of public opinion by asking people questions
Arabic: إسْتِفتاء الرأي العام Chinese (Simplified): 民意测验 Chinese (Traditional): 民意測驗 Czech: průzkum veřejného mínění Danish: meningsmåling; opinionsundersøgelse Dutch: opiniepeiling Estonian: küsitlus Finnish: mielipidekysely French: sondage German: die Umfrage Greek: δημοσκόπηση Hungarian: közvéleménykutatás Icelandic: skoðanakönnun Indonesian: pengumpulan pendapat Italian: sondaggio
Japanese: 世論調査 Korean: 여론조사 Latvian: sabiedriskās domas aptauja Lithuanian: viešosios nuomonės apklausa Norwegian: meningsmåling Polish: ankieta Portuguese (Brazil): pesquisa de opinião Portuguese (Portugal): sondagem Romanian: sondaj Russian: опрос (общественного мнения) Slovak: prieskum verejnej mienky Slovenian: anketiranje Spanish: encuesta, sondeo Swedish: opinionsundersökning Turkish: anket, kamu oyu araştırması
poll [pəul] verb
to receive a number of votes
Example:
He polled fifty per cent of the votes.
Arabic: يحْصَل على عَدَد من الأصْوات Chinese (Simplified): 得到（若干票数） Chinese (Traditional): 得到(若干票數) Czech: dostat hlasy Danish: opnå Dutch: krijgen Estonian: hääli saama Finnish: koota ääniä French: obtenir des votes German: erhalten Greek: συγκεντρώνω ψήφους Hungarian: elnyer Icelandic: hljóta atkvæði Indonesian: menerima jumlah suara Italian: ottenere (voti)*
Japanese: 得票する Korean: 득표하다 Latvian: iegūt balsis Lithuanian: gauti, surinkti Norwegian: samle, oppnå (stemmer) Polish: zdobyć, zgromadzić Portuguese (Brazil): receber votos Portuguese (Portugal): receber (votos) Romanian: a obţine (voturi) Russian: получать голоса Slovak: dostať hlasy Slovenian: dobiti glasove Spanish: obtener, recibir Swedish: få, samla Turkish: oy almak
See also: polling-booth ,
polling-station ,
go to the polls
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Main Entry: 2 polltransitive verb : to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle)
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Main Entry: 1 poll'pOl noun : the head or a part of it; especially : the region between the ears of some
quadrupeds (as a horse)
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Main Entry: 3 polladjective : having no horns
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v.,n. 1. [techspeak] The action of checking the status of an input line, sensor, or memory location to see if a particular external event has been registered. 2. To repeatedly call or check with someone: "I keep polling him, but he's not answering his phone; he must be swapped out." 3. To ask. "Lunch? I poll for a takeout order daily."
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Boll"ing\, n. [Cf.
Bole stem of a tree, and
Poll , v. t.] A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.
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Pole"ax`\, Poleaxe \Pole"axe`\, n. [OE. pollax; cf. OD. pollexe. See
Poll head, and Ax.] Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel.
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Poll\, n. [From Polly, The proper name.] A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
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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.]
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Poll\, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.]
1. The head; the back part of the head. "All flaxen was his poll." --Shak.
2. A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
We are the greater poll, and in true fear They gave us our demands. --Shak.
The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life, amounts not to fifteen thousand poll. --Shak.
3. Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
4. The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
All soldiers quartered in place are to remove . . . and not to return till one day after the poll is ended. --Blackstone.
5. pl. The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
6. The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
7. (Zo["o]l.) The European chub. See
Pollard , 3 (a) .
Poll book , a register of persons entitled to vote at an election.
Poll evil (Far.), an inflammatory swelling or abscess on a horse's head, confined beneath the great ligament of the neck.
Poll pick (Mining), a pole having a heavy spike on the end, forming a kind of crowbar.
Poll tax , a tax levied by the head, or poll; a capitation tax.
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