poll

US /pol/

UK /pəʊl/

B1

noun

  • Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
  • Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
  • When votes are cast in an election

verb

  • To ask a group of people in a vote or election

Examples

A tougher budget might have widened Labour's lead in the polls.

I took a straw poll among my colleagues to find out how many can use chopsticks.