Meaning

10 senses

  1. A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.

    Umfrage

    опро́сoprós

    опи́туванняopýtuvannja

  2. A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.

    The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.

    Urne

    голосова́ниеgolosovánije

    голосува́нняholosuvánnja

  3. A polling place (usually as plural, polling places).

    The polls close at 8 p.m.

    Wahllokal

    избира́тельный уча́стокizbirátelʹnyj učástok, избира́тельный пунктizbirátelʹnyj punkt

    ви́борча дільни́цяvýborča dilʹnýcja

  4. The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded.

  5. The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.

  6. A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.

  7. The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.

  8. The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.

  9. A pet parrot.

  10. (UK, dated)One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.

Examples

75 sentences

  1. Don't believe the polls.

    Не треба вірити опитуванням. — deniko

    deGlaub nicht, was die Umfragen sagen. — Roujin

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  2. Let's take a quick poll.

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  3. In the polls, both parties are on par.

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  4. The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.

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  5. I don't trust polls.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
a survey of a particular group — see also survey:
a formal vote — see also vote, election:
polling place, a place to vote:
Русский
By meaning 3
a survey of a particular group — see also survey:
a formal vote — see also vote, election:
polling place, a place to vote:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a survey of a particular group — see also survey:
a formal vote — see also vote, election:
polling place, a place to vote:

Origin

From Middle English pol, polle ("scalp, pate"), from or cognate with Middle Dutch pol, pōl

From Middle English pol, polle ("scalp, pate"), from or cognate with Middle Dutch pol, pōle, polle (“top, summit; head”), from Proto-West Germanic *poll, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“round object, head, top”), from Proto-Indo-European *bolno-, *bōwl- (“orb, round object, bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”).

Perhaps a shortening of Polly, a common name for pet parrots.

From Ancient Greek πολλοί (polloí, “the many, the masses”), as in hoi polloi.

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Forms

plural: polls

Synonyms

4 synonyms
surveyA1voteA1electionB1scalp

Word family

36 related words
Relatedpollardtadpolepollster
Derivedblackpollbypolldeed pollexit pollminipollopinion polloutpollpoleaxepollagepollarchypoll bookpollbookpoll cardpolleepollercoasterpoll evilpollingpollistpollmanpollmeisterpoll parrotpolltakerpolltakingpoll tax

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
polityB2polkpolkapollenpollinate
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