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poll

1 of 2

noun

ˈpōl How to pronounce poll (audio)
1
: head
2
a
: the top or back of the head
b
: nape
3
: the broad or flat end of a striking tool (such as a hammer)
4
a(1)
: the casting or recording of the votes of a body of persons
(2)
: a counting of votes cast
b
: the place where votes are cast or recorded
—usually used in plural
at the polls
c
: the period of time during which votes may be cast at an election
d
: the total number of votes recorded
a heavy poll
5
a
: a questioning or canvassing of persons selected at random or by quota to obtain information or opinions to be analyzed
b
: a record of the information so obtained

poll

2 of 2

verb

polled; polling; polls

transitive verb

1
a
: to cut off or cut short the hair or wool of : crop, shear
b
: to cut off or cut short (a material, such as wool)
2
a
: to cut off or back the top of (something, such as a tree)
specifically : pollard
b
: to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle)
3
a
: to receive and record the votes of
b
: to request each member of to declare a vote individually
poll the assembly
4
: to receive (votes) in an election
5
: to question or canvass in a poll
6
: to check (devices, such as several computer terminals sharing a single line) in sequence for messages waiting to be transmitted

intransitive verb

: to cast one's vote at a poll
pollee
pō-ˈlē How to pronounce poll (audio)
noun
poller
ˈpō-lər How to pronounce poll (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun The magazine conducted a poll to find out the favorite 100 movies of all time. A recent poll shows a decrease in the number of teenagers who smoke. The polls are open until 8:00 tonight. Verb About half of the people polled had tried smoking. The conservative candidate polled more than 10,000 votes in the last election.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Those who voted for this week's poll are: Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville. James Weber, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022 Those who voted for this week's poll are: Daily News, Bowling Green; Kentucky Enquirer, Cincinnati; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville. The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2022 Lathrop stayed on top of the ASBN poll for Divisions II and III in football for the fifth week in a row with Soldotna hot on the trail. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 The San Francisco Chronicle's SFNext project spent months conducting a scientific poll to find out what residents really think of the city, its government and the problems that most urgently need to be addressed. Fixing Our City Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 Still, polling has shown Bolduc as the primary frontrunner, with a University of New Hampshire poll showing him up 21 points over Morse. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2022 In a 2001 case, the federal justice department claimed that white poll managers in Charleston County, South Carolina, were intimidating Black voters who requested assistance. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 Arkansas is one of eight SEC teams ranked in this week’s AP poll. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2022 Notre Dame is unranked for the first time since Sept. 17, 2017, snapping a streak of 80 straight poll appearances, which was fourth in the country behind Alabama, Ohio State and Georgia among active runs. Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022
Verb
The Medical Association of the District adopted a resolution to poll its members and ask them about malaria. John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022 Arkansas is one of six SEC teams ranked in the preseason coaches poll along with Alabama (1), Georgia, Texas A&M (7), Kentucky (21) and Ole Miss (24). Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2022 Porsche is preparing to poll customers in the U.S. and China. Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 20 May 2022 Trump continues to poll poorly concerning the coronavirus. Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2020 One Redditor described the feeling of having to explain to poll workers why their legal name didn’t match their presentation. Raye Maguire, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 In the wake of 2020, elections staff across the nation, from directors to poll workers, received threats. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022 Suffolk University and the Boston Globe partnered to poll 600 Massachusetts residents from July 20-23. Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 For that to happen, the Likud leader needs other right-wing and religious parties, which would support him in government, to poll strongly. Hadas Gold, CNN, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English pol, polle, from Middle Low German

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of poll was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing poll

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