I.
noun
1 survey of opinion
ADJECTIVE
▪ local , national , nationwide , statewide ( AmE )
▪ opinion
▪ political , popularity
▪ tracking ( AmE )
▪
The latest tracking ~ shows the Democrats leading by four percentage points.
▪ pre-election
▪ exit
▪
Exit ~s suggest a big majority for the party.
▪ informal , straw
▪
I took a straw ~ among my colleagues to find out how many can use chopsticks.
▪ latest , recent
▪ magazine , online , telephone
VERB + POLL
▪ carry out ( esp. BrE ), conduct , do , run , take
▪ commission
▪ lead , lead in
▪
The party is leading in the ~s.
▪ read , see
▪
I don't read opinion ~s.
▪
Have you seen the latest ~?
▪ publish , release
POLL + VERB
▪ confirm sth , find sth , indicate sth , reveal sth , say sth , show sth , suggest sth
▪ ask (sb) sth
▪
The ~ asked voters what was the most important moral issue that affected their vote.
POLL + NOUN
▪ numbers , rating , results
▪
The president's ~ numbers are sinking fast in the West.
▪ data
▪
~ data on consumer attitudes
▪ question
▪
the results generated by the ~ question
▪ watcher ( AmE )
▪
Missouri requires the parties to register ~ watchers before election day.
▪ respondent
▪
Only 22% of ~ respondents say they have a positive opinion of him.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~s
▪
success in the ~s
PHRASES
▪ be ahead in the ~s , be behind in the ~s
▪
With a week to go until polling day, the party is still behind in the ~s.
▪ a lead in the ~s
▪
Clearer policies might have widened our lead in the ~s.
2 ( usually the polls ) voting in an election
ADJECTIVE
▪ presidential
VERB + POLL
▪ go to
▪
In five days, the nation goes to the ~s to elect the next president.
POLL + VERB
▪ open
▪ close
▪
Counting will begin as soon as the ~s close.
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~s
▪
She was defeated at the ~s.
II.
verb
Poll is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ vote