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Meaning of polls
noun
- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- A formal election. Example: The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.
- A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) Example: The polls close at 8 p.m.
- (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
verb
- To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- To vote at an election.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters. Example: He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop. Example: to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass
noun
- A pet parrot.
noun
- (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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