polls in English

noun

1

the process of voting in an election.

the country went to the polls on March 10

synonyms: vote, ballot, show of hands, referendum, plebiscite, election

2

a person's head.

Peter scratched his poll and smiled feebly.

verb

1

record the opinion or vote of.

focus groups in which customers are polled about merchandise preferences

synonyms: canvass, survey, ask, question, interview, ballot

2

cut the horns off (an animal, especially a young cow).

As an added bonus, every Thunderhouse calf born to date has been polled !

noun

vote, ballot, show of hands, referendum, plebiscite, election
voting figures, vote, returns, count, tally
survey, opinion poll, straw poll, canvass, market research, census
pate, crown
poll parrot
opinion poll, canvass, public opinion poll

verb

canvass, get, canvas, pollard
canvass, survey, ask, question, interview, ballot
get, gain, register, record, return
canvas, canvass
pollard

Use "polls" in a sentence

1. polls forecast a Conservative landslide.

2. Early exit polls are good.

3. You've seen the overnight polls.

4. She's plummeting in the polls.

5. Bolivians go to the polls Sunday

6. Nelson is trailing in the polls.

7. You're ahead in the latest polls.

8. She was defeated at the polls.

9. A pollster conducts public opinion polls.

10. Experts discounted the accuracy of the polls.

11. Exit polls have me five points down.

12. Text posts can’t be combined with polls.

13. Hague was lagging badly in the polls.

14. He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.

15. It also wins in UP assembly polls .

16. The polls will close in an hour.

17. The opinion polls were dismissed as worthless.

18. Then the AGP lost the 1991 polls .

19. Socialism had been repudiated at the polls.

20. We are 10 points ahead in the polls.

21. Some preliminary polls show him out in front.

22. Organising and conducting opinion polls and consumer surveys

23. 3 The polls will close in an hour.

24. Both questioned the reliability of recent opinion polls.

25. Opinion polls repeatedly showed that restitution was unpopular.

26. I'm as leery of certain polls as anyone.

27. Columnists Critics Op-Ed Polls Letter to Editor

28. 17 He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.

29. And Forbes began to plummet in the polls.

30. Bin Laden death boosts Obama , fears of attack : polls

31. 5 A clue is contained in the exit polls.

32. 2 In Iowa, exit polls reflected similar voter antipathy.

33. In 19 Winston Churchill was defeated at the polls.

34. She had a dismal showing in the opinion polls.

35. Opinion polls are an unreliable predictor of election outcomes.

36. The polls have closed in the Pakistan parliamentary elections.

37. Your Federation opinion polls will open a public debate.

38. 14 Their lead in the opinion polls evaporated overnight.

39. The Conservatives are trailing Labour in the opinion polls.

40. Why do you vote in Piglet_Agreeables asinine polls? Poll

41. The bill also opens the accessibility of advanced polls.

42. 11 Some preliminary polls show him out in front.

43. The Democratic candidate is still leading in the polls.

44. He was riding high in the public opinion polls.

45. Counting will begin as soon as the polls close.

46. The president stands high in the public opinion polls.

47. The party is trailing badly in the opinion polls.

48. His popularity rose by 18 points in public opinion polls.

49. The opinion polls do not bode well for the Democrats.

50. Polls suggest that cultural snobbery is largely confined to intellectuals.