|galə(p)|pōl noun
Usage: usually capitalized G
Etymology: after George H. Gallup b 1901 American statistician
: a sampling of public opinion on a particular issue or of the degree of information among the public about a particular thing or of opinion or information in a particular group taken by questioning a representative cross section
belongs certainly among the most remarkable stars visible with the naked eye; a Gallup poll among amateurs and professional astronomers alike would undoubtedly confirm this — Sky & Telescope
contests of all kinds, questionnaires, and Gallup polls have become enormously popular — Westralian Farmers Co-op. Gazette
we can … find out who are the supporters only by organized inquiries and Gallup polls — Barbara & Robert North
an amateur Gallup poll to discover what modern American short-story writers are well known to the intelligent reading public in England — Times Literary Supplement