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noun survey of opinion ADJ. local, national | opinion | political, popularity | exit Exit polls suggest a big Labour majority, but the true picture will only be known after the count. | straw I took a straw poll among my colleagues to find out how many can use chopsticks. | latest, recent VERB + POLL carry out, conduct, take | lead (in) | publish POLL + VERB indicate sth, reveal sth, show sth, suggest sth POLL + NOUN rating, results PREP. in the ~s success in the polls PHRASES be ahead/behind in the polls With a week to go until polling day, the Conservatives are still behind in the polls. | a lead in the polls A tougher budget might have widened Labour's lead in the polls. (usually the polls) voting in an election ADJ. presidential VERB + POLL go to The country goes to the polls on May 7th to elect local councillors. POLL + VERB open | close Counting will begin as soon as the polls close. PREP. at the ~s She was defeated at the polls.
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verbs
carry out/take/do a poll
• A similar poll was carried out among academics in the United States. • A poll taken last month gave the Democrats a seven-point lead.
conduct a poll
formal (= carry out a poll )
• The poll was conducted with a sample of 1,023 adults.
a poll shows/indicates/suggests something
• Polls show that older voters are most concerned about economic issues.
a poll finds something
• Our poll found that 29 percent rated his performance as good.
poll + NOUN
poll results/findings
• The poll results are very encouraging.
a poll rating
(= showing how popular someone is )
• His poll ratings keep slipping.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + poll
an opinion poll
(= that measures what people think about something )
• A recent opinion poll showed strong support for the government.
an exit poll
(= when people are asked how they have just voted )
• The exit polls said that 46 percent of women had voted for Obama.
a popularity poll
(= measuring how popular someone is )
• In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place.
a local/national/statewide etc poll
• Local polls show him leading by only two or three points.
phrases
sb’s lead in the polls
• Labour soon regained its lead in the polls.
be ahead/leading in the polls
• The good news is that we are ahead in the polls.
be behind/trailing in the polls
• At the moment the Democrats are trailing in the polls.
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