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poll  (pl)

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.

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[Middle English pol, head, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.]

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poller n.

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poll

Noun

1. Also called: (opinion poll) the questioning of a random sample of people to find out the general opinion

2. the casting, recording, or counting of votes in an election

3. the result of such a voting: a marginal poll

4. the head

Verb

1. to receive (a certain number of votes)

2. to record the votes of: he polled the whole town

3. to question (a person, etc.) as part of an opinion poll

4. to vote in an election

5. to clip or shear

6. to remove or cut short the horns of (cattle) [Middle Low German polle hair, head, top of a tree]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poll - an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass 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 pate, crown 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 cow, moo-cow - female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" 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 poll 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 canvass, canvas 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 acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	4.	poll - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" pollard prune, snip, lop, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dress - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

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poll

noun 1. survey, figures, count, sampling, returns, ballot, tally, census, canvass, Gallup Poll, (public) opinion poll

noun 2. election, vote, voting, referendum, ballot, plebiscite

verb 3. question, interview, survey, sample, ballot, canvass

verb 4. gain, return, record, register, tally

Translations

poll [pəul] n (= votes) → votación f; votos mpl (also: opinion poll) → sondeo, encuesta

vt [+ votes] → obtener;

(in opinion poll) → encuestar;

to go to the polls [voters] → votar; [government] → acudir a las urnas

poll [pəul] n → scrutin m, vote m;

(also: opinion poll) → sondage m (d'opinion)

vt [+ votes] → obtenir;

to go to the polls [voters] → aller aux urnes; [government] → tenir des élections

poll [pəul] n (also: opinion poll) → (Meinungs)umfrage f (= election); Wahl f

vt (in opinion poll) → befragen (= number of votes); erhalten;

to go to the polls [voters] → zur Wahl gehen; [government] → sich den Wählern stellen

poll [pəul] n → scrutinio (= votes cast); voti mpl (also: opinion poll) → sondaggio (d'opinioni)

vt → ottenere;

to go to the polls [voters] → andare alle urne; [government] → indire le elezioni

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poll

n poll [pəul]

1 an election They organized a poll to elect a president.verkiesingإقْتِراع، تَصْويتизбориvolbyvalg; afstemningdie Abstimmungψηφοφορία, εκλογέςelecciones, votaciónvalimisedرای گیریäänestysélectionבְּחִירוֹתमतदानizborszavazáspemungutan suarakosningarvotazione投票투표, 선거rinkimai, balsavimasvēlēšanas; balsošanapilihan rayaverkiezingvalg, avstemningwybory, głosowaneeleiçãoalegeriголосованиеvoľbyvolitveglasnajevalการเลือกตั้งseçim投票選舉голосування; балотуванняاليکشن، انتخابcuộc bầu cử投票选举

2 the number of votes There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).aantal stemmeعَدَد الأصْواتброй на гласоветеpočet hlasůvalgdeltagelsedie Wahlbeteiligungαριθμός ψήφωνíndice de participaciónhäältearvتعداد آراäänimääräsuffragesמִספָּר הַקוֹלוֹתमतglasovanjeszavazatszámjumlah suarakosningaþátttaka(partecipazione al voto)投票数투표수balsų skaičiusbalsu skaitsjumlah undiaantal uitgebrachte stemmenstemmetall, valgdeltakelsefrekwencja wyborczavotaçãonumăr de voturiколичество поданных голосовpočet hlasovštevilo glasovbroj glasovavaldeltagande, antal avgivna rösterผลคะแนนการออกเสียงเลือกตั้งoy sayısı投票數кількість голосівووٹوں کي تعدادsố phiếu bầu投票数

3 (also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions. meningsopnameإسْتِفتاء الرأي العامпроучванеprůzkum veřejného míněnímeningsmåling; opinionsundersøgelsedie Umfrageδημοσκόπησηencuesta, sondeoküsitlusنظر سنجیmielipidekyselysondageסֶקֶרसर्वेक्षणispitivanje javnog mijenjaközvéleménykutatáspengumpulan pendapatskoðanakönnunsondaggio世論調査여론조사viešosios nuomonės apklausasabiedriskās domas aptaujatinjauan pendapatopiniepeilingmeningsmålingankietasondagemsondajопрос (общественного мнения)prieskum verejnej mienkyanketiranjeanketaopinionsundersökningการสำรวจความคิดเห็นanket, kamu oyu araştırması民意測驗опитуванняعوامي رائے کي جانچcuộc thăm dò ý kiến民意测验

v

to receive a number of votes He polled fifty per cent of the votes.stemme behaalيحْصَل على عَدَد من الأصْواتполучавам гласовеdostat hlasyopnåerhaltenσυγκεντρώνω ψήφουςobtener, recibirhääli saamaرای آوردنkoota ääniäobtenir des votesלְקַבֵּל קוֹלוֹת(उम्मीदवार के लिए) वोट लेनाbroJ (brojenje) glasovaelnyermenerima jumlah suarahljóta atkvæðiottenere (voti)得票する득표하다gauti, surinktiiegūt balsismemenangi undikrijgensamle, oppnå (stemmer)zdobyć, zgromadzićreceber (votos)a obţine (voturi)получать голосаdostať hlasydobiti glasovedobiti glasovefå, samlaได้รับคะแนนเสียงoy almak得到(若干票數)одержувати голосиووٹ پاناthu được得到（若干票数）

n ˈpolling-booth

a small place or stall where one can mark one's voting-paper. stembusغُرْفَة التَّصْويتизбирателна стаичкаvolební kabinastemmeboksdie Wahlkabineχώρισμα, παραβάνcabina electoralvalimiskabiinباجه مخصوص نوشتن رایäänestyskoppiisoloirקַלפִיमतदान कक्षिकाglasačka kabinaszavazófülkeruang pemberian suara, TPSkjörkleficabina elettorale記入所기표소balsavimo kabinavēlēšanu kabīnepetak mengundistemhokjestemmeavlukkekabinacabine de votocabină de votareкабина для голосованияvolebná kabínavolilna kabinaglasačka kutijavalbåsคูหาเลือกตั้งoy verme kabini投票站кабіна для голосуванняووٹ دينے کي جگہnơi viết phiếu投票站

n ˈpolling-station

a place where one goes to vote. stempuntمَرْكِز الإنتخابизбирателна секцияvolební místnostvalgsteddas Wahllokalεκλογικό τμήμαcentro/colegio electoralvalimisjaoskondحوزه رای گیریvaalipaikkabureau de voteקַלפִיमतदान केन्द्रbirališteszavazóhelytempat pemungutan suarakjörstaðurseggio elettorale投票所투표소balsavimo vietavēlēšanu iecirknispusat membuang undistemlokaalvalglokalelokal wyborczysecção de votosecţie de votareизбирательный участокvolebná miestnosťvoliščeglasačko mestovallokalหน่วยเลือกตั้งoy verme yeri投票所виборча дільницяووٹ دينے کا مرکزđịa điểm bỏ phiếu投票所

go to the polls

to have an election. gaan stemيَذْهَب للإنتخاباتгласувамjít k volbámafholde valgzur Wahl gehenκάνω εκλογές, προσφεύγω στις κάλπεςacudir a las urnashääletamaرای دادنäänestääaller aux urnesלַעֲרוֹך בְּחִירוֹתचुनाव होनाglasačko mjestoszavaz, választikut pemilihanhalda kosningarandare alle urne投票に行く투표하다eiti į rinkimus, dalyvauti rinkimuosepiedalīties vēlēšanās; vēlēt; balsotmembuang undinaar de stembus gaanholde valg/avstemningpójść do urn wyborczychir às urnasa se duce la votидти на выборыísť voliťiti volitimati izboregå till val (valurnorna)เลือกตั้งseçime gitmek去投票處投票іти на вибориانتخاب ہوناđi bầu cử去投票处投票