- poll
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 survey of opinionADJECTIVE▪ local, national, nationwide, statewide (AmE)▪ opinion▪ political, popularity▪ tracking (AmE)▪
The latest tracking poll shows the Democrats leading by four percentage points.
▪ pre-election▪ exit▪Exit polls suggest a big majority for the party.
▪ informal, straw▪I took a straw poll among my colleagues to find out how many can use chopsticks.
▪ latest, recent▪ magazine, online, telephoneVERB + POLL▪ carry out (esp. BrE), conduct, do, run, take▪ commission▪ lead, lead in▪The party is leading in the polls.
▪ read, see▪I don't read opinion polls.
▪Have you seen the latest poll?
▪ publish, releasePOLL + VERB▪ confirm sth, find sth, indicate sth, reveal sth, say sth, show sth, suggest sth▪ ask (sb) sth▪The poll asked voters what was the most important moral issue that affected their vote.
POLL + NOUN▪ numbers, rating, results▪The president's poll numbers are sinking fast in the West.
▪ data▪poll data on consumer attitudes
▪ question▪the results generated by the poll question
▪ watcher (AmE)▪Missouri requires the parties to register poll watchers before election day.
▪ respondent▪Only 22% of poll respondents say they have a positive opinion of him.
PREPOSITION▪ in the polls▪success in the polls
PHRASES▪ be ahead in the polls, be behind in the polls▪With a week to go until polling day, the party is still behind in the polls.
▪ a lead in the polls▪Clearer policies might have widened our lead in the polls.
2 (usually the polls) voting in an electionADJECTIVE▪ presidentialVERB + POLL▪ go to▪In five days, the nation goes to the polls to elect the next president.
POLL + VERB▪ open▪ close▪Counting will begin as soon as the polls close.
PREPOSITION▪ at the polls▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She was defeated at the polls.
verbPoll is used with these nouns as the object: ↑vote
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
