Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that takes public-opinion surveys.
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- noun A professional whose primary job is conducting pre-election polls.
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- noun someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
Etymologies
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Examples
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Beyond measuring public opinion and predicting campaign outcomes the work of a pollster is all about setting expectations.
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Unless every pollster is completely addled, Mr. Cuomo will end Tuesday night as New York's governor-elect.
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Seriously, I know the questions really aren't that bad, but many times the subtlies of the questions key the respondent to the "correct" answer the pollster is looking for.
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Seriously, I know the questions really aren't that bad, but many times the subtlies of the questions key the respondent to the "correct" answer the pollster is looking for.
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Seriously, I know the questions really aren't that bad, but many times the subtlies of the questions key the respondent to the "correct" answer the pollster is looking for.
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You name it and you can bet that some pollster is tracking it.
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You name it and you can bet that some pollster is tracking it.
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Unless every pollster is completely addled, Mr. Cuomo will end Tuesday night as New York's governor-elect.
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Ed Goeas, a Republican pollster, is conducting polls for former Republican representative John Kasich, who is challenging Democratic Gov.
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Unless every pollster is completely addled, Mr. Cuomo will end Tuesday night as New York's governor-elect.
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