poll

CEFRB1

/pɔl/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A survey that asks people for their opinions or choice.

  2. 02

    verb

    To ask people for their opinions or votes.

Examples

  • A poll shows that an overwhelming majority is in favor of the legislation.

  • The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /pol/
  • /poul/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.

  2. A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)

  3. A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.

More examples

In context

  • The poll gave an approval rating of 39 per cent for the president.

  • He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.

  • The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English pol, polle ("scalp, pate"), from or cognate with Middle Dutch pol, pōle, polle (“top, summit; head”), from Proto-West Germanic *poll, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“round object, head, top”), from Proto-Indo-European *bolno-, *bōwl- (“orb, round object, bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Akin to Scots pow (“head, crown, scalp, skull”), Saterland Frisian pol (“round, full, brimming”, adjective), German Low German Polle, Poll (“round object, ball”), German Low German Poller (“head, tree-top, bulb”), Danish puld (“crown of a hat”), Swedish dialectal pull (“head”). Meaning "collection of votes" is first recorded 1625, from the notion of "counting hea...