What (who) is polls - definition
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Polls; Polled; Polling; Polling, Germany; Poll (disambiguation); Polling (disambiguation); Pölling
polling
Polling is the act of voting in an election.
There has been a busy start to polling in today's local elections...
= voting
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poll
I. n.
1.
Head.
2.
Person, individual.
3.
Catalogue of heads, catalogue of persons.
4.
Club, cheven, pollard.
II. v. a.
1.
Lop, clip, shear, cut closely, mow, crop.
2.
Enumerate, enroll.
3.
Pay.
4.
Register, give, deposit (as a vote).
III. n.
Parrot.
poll
To check the status of an input line, sensor, or memory
location to see if a particular external event has been
registered.
Contrast interrupt.
[Jargon File ]
(1995-01-31)
Pronunciation examples for polls
1. Because they have polls, and every year their polls have
The Signal and the Noise _ Nate Silver _ Talks at Google
2. The internet polls,
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3. Now polls show
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4. We should have polls.
Backstabbing for Beginners _ Michael Soussan _ Talks at Google
5. changing, then polls seem--
Power & Limitations of Opinion Polls _ Rajeeva Karandikar _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of polls
1. Polls Likud is trailing third in election opinion polls.
2. "Livni understands that polls are just polls," said the source.
3. Latest polls Opinion polls in Bosnia are not reliable.
4. John Edwards in opinion polls, although the three are running close in state polls in Iowa.
5. Yet, public opinion polls –– the public confidence continues to erode in those public opinion polls.