Gallup poll

noun

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

Gallup Poll

/ ˈɡæləp /

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

First recorded in 1935–40; after G. H. Gallup

C20: named after George Horace Gallup (1901–84), US statistician

Well, a new Gallup poll released this week makes it clear that America think so.

The headline of the latest Gallup Poll on the subject says it all: “For First Time, Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana.”

Word cloud by the Gallup Poll, with a hat tip to the Washington Post.

A recent Gallup Poll showed her favorability ratings at an all-time high 66 percent.

An overwhelming 71 percent of adults rate the economy as poor, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll.

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