0 a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person:
1 When a person or a political party polls a particular number of votes in an election, they receive that number:
2 to ask a person for their opinion as part of a general study of what people think about a subject:
Half the people polled said they would pay more for environmentally friendly food.
3 a study of a group’s opinion on a subject, in which people are questioned and their answers examined:
4 to receive a particular number of votes in an election:
5 to answer questions as part of a study of a group’s opinion on a subject:
Almost 86% of the parents polled said yes, and only 7% said no.
6 a process in which a large number of people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person:
7 the fact of voting in a political election, or the places where people vote:
Next month the country will go to the polls in both presidential and parliamentary elections.
8 the number of votes in an election:
She was elected decisively, with over 70% of the poll.
9 an occasion when people in a group, company, etc. vote for or against something at a meeting:
10 to ask a large number of people for their opinions about a particular subject:
68% of those questioned in the poll thought noise levels had increased.
The poll showed that over 40% of Americans worship on a weekly basis.
In a recent opinion poll, a majority of respondents were against nuclear weapons.
A straw poll of local inhabitants concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish.
A voter confronted with multiple polls that differ ought to consider a mixture of outcome distributions, making the problem more complicated still.
Opinion polls generally gather information, albeit limited, about the socioeconomic background of respondents, including such items as age, gender, occupation, education, income, and family.
The study that follows also examines the operation of the electoral system and the characteristics of the priests who emerged victorious from the polls.
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民意測驗,民意調查, 選舉, 獲得(若干選票)…
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民意测验,民���调查, 选举, 获得(若干选票)…
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sondeo, someter a votación, hacer elecciones…
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pesquisa, eleições…
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世論調査…
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kamu oyu araştırması, nabız yoklaması, anket…
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sonder l’opinion de, sondage [masculine], élection…
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sondeig d’opinió…
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