(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
The result of the ~ will not be known for two weeks...
Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ~.
N-COUNT: also by N
2.
A ~ is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote.
Election boards will count the ~s by hand...
N-COUNT
3.
If you ~ a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote.
The union said they will ~ members on whether to strike.
= poll
VERB: V n
~ing
International observers say the ~ing was fair.
N-UNCOUNT