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PUBLIC OPINION POLL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
Synonyms:
canvass; opinion poll; poll; public opinion poll
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("public opinion poll" is a kind of...):
enquiry; inquiry; research (a search for knowledge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public opinion poll"):
exit poll (a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election)
straw poll; straw vote (an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue)
