The meaning of Polling

Polling – definition

verb
Record the opinion or vote of.
Usage examples:
Over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth
Synonims:
Canvass Survey Ask Question Interview Ballot Sample
verb
Check the status of (a device), especially as part of a repeated cycle.
Usage examples:
The network manager can also use the software to poll each mac on the net
verb
Cut the horns off (an animal, especially a young cow).
Usage examples:
As an added bonus, every thunderhouse calf born to date has been polled!

noun
The process of voting in an election.
Usage examples:
The country went to the polls on march 10

noun
A person's head.
Usage examples:
Peter scratched his poll and smiled feebly.

noun
A hornless animal, especially one of a breed of hornless cattle.
Usage examples:
A poll goat is one that is naturally hornless ie. it will never grow horns without needing to be di…

verb
Present participle of poll
Usage examples:
With nearly all the votes counted, mr soto had polled 67 percent of the vote., half the people poll…

Polling translation into English

Polling: translate from English into Chinese

轮询, 头木作业

Polling: translate from English into Dutch

Peiling, Stemming

Polling: translate from English into French

Vote, Scrutin, Élections

Polling: translate from English into German

Umfrage, Wahl, Stimmabgabe, Wählen

Polling: translate from English into Hindi

मतदान, वोटिंग, वोटदान, काटने का कार्य

Polling: translate from English into Italian

Polling, Votazione, Interrogazione ciclica, Poling

Polling: translate from English into Korean

투표

Polling: translate from English into Russian

Голосование

Polling: translate from English into Spanish

Votación

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘head’): perhaps of Low German origin. The original sense was ‘head’, and hence ‘an individual person among a number’, from which developed the sense ‘number of p

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Polling – similar words

poll

noun
The process of voting in an election.
Usage examples:
The country went to the polls on march 10

verb
Record the opinion or vote of.
Usage examples:
Over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth

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Polling synonims

ask

verb
Say something in order to obtain an answer or some information.
Usage examples:
I asked her what she meant

noun
A demand or situation that requires a specified degree of effort or commitment.
Usage examples:
It is a big ask for him to go and play 90 minutes

Make a request or demand for something to somebody

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ballot

noun
A system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue.
Usage examples:
A strike ballot

verb
(of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue.
Usage examples:
The union is preparing to ballot its members on industrial action

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canvass

verb
Solicit votes from (electors or members).
Usage examples:
In each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters

noun
An act of canvassing.
Usage examples:
A house-to-house canvass

verb
To go to each house in an area to find out how many people live there or what their opinions are, or to get support
Usage examples:
[ t ] candidates canvassed the city’s neighborhoods for votes.

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interview

noun
A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.
Usage examples:
I tried having meetings, disciplinary interviews and discussing issues, but they still do nothing.

verb
Hold an interview with (someone).
Usage examples:
She was interviewed by a reporter from the daily news

verb
The questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists

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question

ˈkwes.tʃən

noun
A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.
Usage examples:
We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions

verb
Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.
Usage examples:
Four men were being questioned about the killings

verb
A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

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sample

noun
A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
Usage examples:
Investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting

verb
Take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis.
Usage examples:
Bone marrow cells were sampled

noun
A small amount of something which shows what the rest is or should be like
Usage examples:
A free sample, a blood/tissue sample, the booklet contains sample questions and answers., the poll …

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survey

verb
Look closely at or examine (someone or something).
Usage examples:
Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun
A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.
Usage examples:
The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb
Determining opinions by interviewing people

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