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  • noun
    plural polls
    [count] :an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something
    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. - see also exit poll, opinion poll, straw poll
    [count] :the record of votes that were made by people in an election - usually plural
    The polls show that she's ahead with 55 percent of the votes. = She's ahead in the polls with 55 percent of the votes.
    [noncount] Brit :the number of votes made in an election
    The candidate won with 55 percent of the poll. [=(US) vote]
    the polls :the places where people vote during an election
    The polls are open until 8:00 tonight.
    Voters went to the polls today. [=people voted today]
    He was defeated at the polls. [=he lost the election]
    verb
    polls; polled; polling
    [+ obj] to ask (several or many people) a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something
    The magazine polled its readers on their eating habits. [=the magazine took/conducted a poll of its readers to find out about their eating habits]
    About half of the people polled had tried smoking.
    to receive (a specified number or percentage of votes) in an election
    The conservative candidate polled more than 10,000 votes in the last election.

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