Meaning & Definition of Poll in English
English⟶
Poll
/poʊl/
noun
1. An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
synonym:
- poll,
- opinion poll,
- public opinion poll,
- canvass
2. The top of the head
synonym:
- pate,
- poll,
- crown
3. The part of the head between the ears
synonym:
- poll
4. A tame parrot
synonym:
- poll,
- poll parrot
5. The counting of votes (as in an election)
synonym:
- poll
verb
1. Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
synonym:
- poll,
- canvass,
- canvas
2. Vote in an election at a polling station
synonym:
- poll
3. Get the votes of
synonym:
- poll
4. Convert into a pollard
- "Pollard trees"
synonym:
- poll,
- pollard
Examples of using
In accordance with the public opinion poll of the Gallup university, 100% Americans think the world is younger than 100 years.
My refusal to explain exempts me from the poll.
An historical event on Tatoeba: on July 100, 100, Esperanto outstripped Japanese concerning the amount of phrases and took the second place on the language poll.