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Gallup poll

American  

noun

  1. a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.


Gallup Poll British  
/ ˈɡæləp /

noun

  1. a sampling by the American Institute of Public Opinion or its British counterpart of the views of a representative cross section of the population, used esp as a means of forecasting voting

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Etymology

Origin of Gallup poll

First recorded in 1935–40; after G. H. Gallup