poll (p l)n. 1. The casting and registering of votes in an election. 2. The number of votes cast or recorded. 3. The place where votes are cast and registered. Often used in the plural with the. 4. A survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information. 5. The head, especially the top of the head where hair grows. 6. The blunt or broad end of a tool such as a hammer or ax. v. polled, poll·ing, polls v.tr. 1. To receive (a given number of votes). 2. To receive or record the votes of: polling a jury. 3. To cast (a vote or ballot). 4. To question in a survey; canvass. 5. To cut off or trim (hair, horns, or wool, for example); clip. 6. To trim or cut off the hair, wool, branches, or horns of: polled the sheep; polled the trees. v.intr. To vote at the polls in an election. [Middle English pol, head, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.] poll  er n. |
poll [pəʊl]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the casting, recording, or counting of votes in an election; a voting
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the result or quantity of such a voting a heavy poll
3. Also called opinion poll
a. a canvassing of a representative sample of a large group of people on some question in order to determine the general opinion of the group
b. the results or record of such a canvassing
4. any counting or enumeration a poll of the number of men with long hair
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for poll tax
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a list or enumeration of people, esp for taxation or voting purposes
7. (Engineering / Tools) the striking face of a hammer
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the occipital or back part of the head of an animal
vb (mainly tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to receive (a vote or quantity of votes) he polled 10 000 votes
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to receive, take, or record the votes of he polled the whole town
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to canvass (a person, group, area, etc.) as part of a survey of opinion
4. Chiefly US to take the vote, verdict, opinion, etc., individually of each member (of a jury, conference, etc.)
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes intr) to cast (a vote) in an election
6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing (in data transmission when several terminals share communications channels) to check each channel rapidly to establish which are free, or to call for data from each terminal in turn
7. to clip or shear
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to remove or cut short the horns of (cattle)
[C13 (in the sense: a human head) and C17 (in the modern sense: a counting of heads, votes): from Middle Low German polle hair of the head, head, top of a tree; compare Swedish pull crown of the head]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | poll - an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people inquiry, research, enquiry - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" exit poll - a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election straw poll, straw vote - an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue |
| 2. | poll - the top of the head human head - the head of a human being tonsure - the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head top side, upper side, upside, top - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" | |
| 3. | poll - the part of the head between the ears Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times top side, upper side, upside, top - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" | |
| 4. | poll - a tame parrot parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds | |
| 5. | poll - the counting of votes (as in an election) election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight" counting, enumeration, numeration, count, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours" | |
| Verb | 1. | poll - get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes circularise, circularize - canvass by distributing letters |
| 2. | poll - vote in an election at a polling station vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" | |
| 3. | poll - get the votes of | |
| 4. | poll - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" |
poll
noun
1. survey, figures, count, sampling, returns, ballot, tally, census, canvass, Gallup Poll, (public) opinion poll Polls show that the party is losing support.
2. election, vote, voting, referendum, ballot, plebiscite In 1945, Churchill was defeated at the polls.
Translations
poll [pəʊl]
A. N
1. (= voting) → votación f; (= election) → elecciones fpl
in the poll of 1945 → en las elecciones de 1945
a poll was demanded → exigieron una votación, insistieron en que se llevara a cabo una votación
to head the poll → obtener la mayoría de los votos
to take a poll on sth → someter algo a votación
a poll was taken among those present → se llevó a cabo una votación entre los asistentes
in the poll of 1945 → en las elecciones de 1945
a poll was demanded → exigieron una votación, insistieron en que se llevara a cabo una votación
to head the poll → obtener la mayoría de los votos
to take a poll on sth → someter algo a votación
a poll was taken among those present → se llevó a cabo una votación entre los asistentes
2. (= total votes) → votos mpl, votación f
there was a poll of 84% → el 84% del electorado acudió a las urnas
the candidate achieved a poll of 5000 votes → el candidato obtuvo 5000 votos
the poll has been a heavy one → ha votado un elevado porcentaje del electorado
there was a poll of 84% → el 84% del electorado acudió a las urnas
the candidate achieved a poll of 5000 votes → el candidato obtuvo 5000 votos
the poll has been a heavy one → ha votado un elevado porcentaje del electorado
4. (= opinion poll) → encuesta f, sondeo m (Telec) → interrogación f
to take a poll → hacer una encuesta
see also Gallup poll
to take a poll → hacer una encuesta
see also Gallup poll
B. VT
3. (= remove horns from) [+ cattle] → descornar
poll [ˈpəʊl]
n
(= election) → scrutin m
vt
npl
to go to the polls [voters] → se rendre aux urnes, aller aux urnes
[government] → organiser des élections
to be defeated at the polls → être battu(e) aux élections poll rating
poll
n
(Pol) (= voting) → Abstimmung f; (= election) → Wahl f; a poll was taken among the villagers → unter den Dorfbewohnern wurde abgestimmt; to head the poll → bei der Wahl führen; poll of polls → ˜ Politbarometer nt
(= total of votes cast) → Wahlbeteiligung f; (for individual candidate) → Stimmenanteil m; there was an 84% poll → die Wahlbeteiligung betrug 84%; they got 34% of the poll → sie bekamen 34% der Stimmen
polls (= voting place) → Wahllokale pl; (= election) → Wahl f; to go to the polls → wählen gehen, zur Wahl gehen; a crushing defeat at the polls → eine vernichtende Niederlage bei den Wahlen, eine vernichtende Wahlniederlage; a photograph of X at the polls → ein Foto von X bei der Stimmabgabe
(= opinion poll) → Umfrage f; a telephone poll → eine telefonische Abstimmung; to take a poll (of 3,000 people) → (3000 Personen) abstimmen lassen
(old: = head, esp back of head) → Schädel m
poll [pəʊl]
poll [pəʊl]
1. n
a. (voting) → votazione f, votazioni fpl; (election) → elezioni fpl
to take a poll (on sth) → mettere (qc) ai voti
they got 65% of the poll → hanno ottenuto il 65% dei voti
to go to the polls (voters) → andare alle urne (government) → indire le elezioni
a defeat at the polls → una sconfitta alle elezioni
to take a poll (on sth) → mettere (qc) ai voti
they got 65% of the poll → hanno ottenuto il 65% dei voti
to go to the polls (voters) → andare alle urne (government) → indire le elezioni
a defeat at the polls → una sconfitta alle elezioni
2. vt
a. (votes) → ottenere
b. (in opinion poll) → interrogare nel corso di un sondaggio
poll [pəʊl]
1. n
a. (voting) → votazione f, votazioni fpl; (election) → elezioni fpl
to take a poll (on sth) → mettere (qc) ai voti
they got 65% of the poll → hanno ottenuto il 65% dei voti
to go to the polls (voters) → andare alle urne (government) → indire le elezioni
a defeat at the polls → una sconfitta alle elezioni
to take a poll (on sth) → mettere (qc) ai voti
they got 65% of the poll → hanno ottenuto il 65% dei voti
to go to the polls (voters) → andare alle urne (government) → indire le elezioni
a defeat at the polls → una sconfitta alle elezioni
2. vt
a. (votes) → ottenere
b. (in opinion poll) → interrogare nel corso di un sondaggio
n poll [pəul]
1 an election They organized a poll to elect a president. verkiesing إقْتِراع، تَصْويت избори volby valg; afstemning die Abstimmung ψηφοφορία, εκλογές elecciones, votación valimised رای گیری vaali élection בְּחִירוֹת मतदान izbor szavazás pemungutan suara kosningar votazione 投票 투표 rinkimai, balsavimas vēlēšanas; balsošana pilihan raya verkiezing valg, avstemning wybory, głosowane eleição alegeri голосование voľby volitve glasnaje val การเลือกตั้ง seçim 投票選舉 голосування; балотування اليکشن، انتخاب cuộc bầu cử 投票选举
2 the number of votes There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes). aantal stemme عَدَد الأصْوات брой на гласовете počet hlasů valgdeltagelse die Wahlbeteiligung αριθμός ψήφων índice de participación häältearv تعداد آرا äänimäärä suffrages מִספָּר הַקוֹלוֹת मत glasovanje szavazatszám jumlah suara kosningaþátttaka (partecipazione al voto) 投票数 투표수 balsų skaičius balsu skaits jumlah undi aantal uitgebrachte stemmen stemmetall, valgdeltakelse frekwencja wyborcza votação număr de voturi количество поданных голосов počet hlasov število glasov broj glasova valdeltagande, antal avgivna röster ผลคะแนนการออกเสียงเลือกตั้ง oy sayısı 投票數 кількість голосів ووٹوں کي تعداد số phiếu bầu 投票数
3 (alsoopinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions. meningsopname إسْتِفتاء الرأي العام проучване průzkum veřejného mínění meningsmåling; opinionsundersøgelse die Umfrage δημοσκόπηση encuesta, sondeo küsitlus نظر سنجی mielipidetutkimus sondage סֶקֶר सर्वेक्षण ispitivanje javnog mijenja közvéleménykutatás pengumpulan pendapat skoðanakönnun sondaggio 世論調査 여론 조사 viešosios nuomonės apklausa sabiedriskās domas aptauja tinjauan pendapat opiniepeiling meningsmåling ankieta sondagem sondaj опрос (общественного мнения) prieskum verejnej mienky anketiranje anketa opinionsundersökning การสำรวจความคิดเห็น anket, kamu oyu araştırması 民意測驗 опитування عوامي رائے کي جانچ cuộc thăm dò ý kiến 民意测验
v
to receive a number of votes He polled fifty per cent of the votes. stemme behaal يحْصَل على عَدَد من الأصْوات получавам гласове dostat hlasy opnå erhalten συγκεντρώνω ψήφους obtener, recibir hääli saama رای آوردن saada ääniä obtenir des votes לְקַבֵּל קוֹלוֹת (उम्मीदवार के लिए) वोट लेना broJ (brojenje) glasova elnyer menerima jumlah suara hljóta atkvæði ottenere (voti) 得票する 표를 얻다 gauti, surinkti iegūt balsis memenangi undi krijgen samle, oppnå (stemmer) zdobyć, zgromadzić receber (votos) a obţine (voturi) получать голоса dostať hlasy dobiti glasove dobiti glasove få, samla ได้รับคะแนนเสียง oy almak 得到(若干票數) одержувати голоси ووٹ پانا thu được 得到（若干票数）
n polling-booth
a small place or stall where one can mark one's voting-paper. stembus غُرْفَة التَّصْويت избирателна стаичка volební kabina stemmeboks die Wahlkabine χώρισμα, παραβάν cabina electoral valimiskabiin باجه مخصوص نوشتن رای äänestyskoppi isoloir קַלפִי मतदान कक्षिका glasačka kabina szavazófülke ruang pemberian suara, TPS kjörklefi cabina elettorale 記入所 기표소 balsavimo kabina vēlēšanu kabīne petak mengundi stemhokje stemmeavlukke kabina cabine de voto cabină de votare кабина для голосования volebná kabína volilna kabina glasačka kutija valbås คูหาเลือกตั้ง oy verme kabini 投票站 кабіна для голосування ووٹ دينے کي جگہ nơi viết phiếu 投票站
n polling-station
a place where one goes to vote. stempunt مَرْكِز الإنتخاب избирателна секция volební místnost valgsted das Wahllokal εκλογικό τμήμα centro/colegio electoral valimisjaoskond حوزه رای گیری äänestyspaikka bureau de vote קַלפִי मतदान केन्द्र biralište szavazóhely tempat pemungutan suara kjörstaður seggio elettorale 投票所 투표소 balsavimo vieta vēlēšanu iecirknis pusat membuang undi stemlokaal valglokale lokal wyborczy secção de voto secţie de votare избирательный участок volebná miestnosť volišče glasačko mesto vallokal หน่วยเลือกตั้ง oy verme yeri 投票所 виборча дільниця ووٹ دينے کا مرکز địa điểm bỏ phiếu 投票所
go to the polls
to have an election. gaan stem يَذْهَب للإنتخابات гласувам jít k volbám afholde valg zur Wahl gehen κάνω εκλογές, προσφεύγω στις κάλπες acudir a las urnas hääletama رای دادن pitää vaalit aller aux urnes לַעֲרוֹך בְּחִירוֹת चुनाव होना glasačko mjesto szavaz, választ ikut pemilihan halda kosningar andare alle urne 投票に行く 투표하다 eiti į rinkimus, dalyvauti rinkimuose piedalīties vēlēšanās; vēlēt; balsot membuang undi naar de stembus gaan holde valg/avstemning pójść do urn wyborczych ir às urnas a se duce la vot идти на выборы ísť voliť iti volit imati izbore gå till val (valurnorna) เลือกตั้ง seçime gitmek 去投票處投票 іти на вибори انتخاب ہونا đi bầu cử 去投票处投票
poll → اقتراع anketa rundspørge Abstimmung σφυγμομέτρηση encuesta de opinión mielipidemittaus sondage anketa votazione 世論調査 여론조사 opiniepeiling gallupundersøkelse głosowanie pesquisa, sondagem голосование undersökning การสำรวจความคิดเห็นจากคนส่วนมาก kamuoyu yoklaması bầu cử 选举投票
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