B2nounpoliticsmedia
US/poʊl/
UK/pəʊl/
a study in which many people are asked their opinion about something
In context
A recent poll shows that most young people want to work from home.
We ran a quick poll in the team chat to choose a restaurant.
The opposition party is ahead in the polls before the election.
Words that go with poll
noun + noun
- opinion pollAn opinion poll asked people about the new tax.
adjective + noun
- recent pollA recent poll found that coffee is the most popular drink.
- online pollVote in our online poll.
verb + noun
- conduct a pollThe newspaper conducted a poll of 1,000 voters.
- lead in the pollsShe leads in the polls by five points.