polling

/ ˈpəʊlɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the casting or registering of votes at an election
   2. ( as modifier )

      polling day

2. the conducting of a public opinion poll
3. computing the automatic interrogation of terminals by a central controlling machine to determine if they are ready to receive or transmit messages

Example Sentences

The result has been rubber-stamped by the central election commission even though it was not corroborated by Western polling groups.

From BBC

The House of Commons Library, citing opinion polling, has described it as “the most unpopular tax in the UK”, even though just 3.7% of deaths led to an inheritance tax bill in 2020-21.

From BBC

“From our polling, we have a Republican party that is 70% white and Christian, and a Democratic party that's only a quarter white and Christian.”

From BBC

On election day, each voter can turn up to their assigned polling station with their voter’s ID card, where they will have their fingerprints electronically checked and are then issued with the two ballot papers.

From BBC

When Biden’s boosters were confronted with the polling from Gallup that most Americans felt negative weeks out from the election about the economy, their response was to point to aggregate data.

From Salon

Related Words

• election
• plebiscite
• poll
• referendum
• slate
• tally
• ticket