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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. verkiesing إقْتِراع، تَصْويت избори volby valg; afstemning die Abstimmung ψηφοφορία, εκλογές elecciones, votación valimised رای گیری äänestys élection בְּחִירוֹת मतदान izbor szavazás pemungutan suara kosningar votazione 投票 투표, 선거 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 (also opinion 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 mielipidekysely sondage סֶקֶר सर्वेक्षण ispitivanje javnog mijenja közvéleménykutatás pengumpulan pendapat skoðanakönnun sondaggio 世論調査 여론조사 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 koota 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 득표하다 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 ˈpolling-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 ˈpolling-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 vaalipaikka 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 äänestää 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