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go to the polls
USUK
to vote in an election
Used in the news, often with a country as subject: 'France goes to the polls'. 'Polls' is plural here; 'a poll' alone is a survey of opinion.
In context
Millions of people will go to the polls next Sunday to choose a new president.
When the country went to the polls, turnout was the highest in thirty years.
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- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office