Word Finder - polls

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

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• election
• survey

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A formal election.

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

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A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)

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The polls close at 8 p.m.

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(now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.

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• scalp

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(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.

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

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The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.

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To take, record the votes of (an electorate).

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To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).

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To vote at an election.

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To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.

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He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.

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To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.

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to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass

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To cut the hair of (a creature).

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To remove the horns of (an animal).

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To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.

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to poll a tree

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(communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).

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The network hub polled the department's computers to determine which ones could still respond.

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(with adverb) To be judged in a poll.

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To extort from; to plunder; to strip.

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To impose a tax upon.

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To pay as one's personal tax.

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To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.

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To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.

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a polled deed

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A pet parrot.

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

This instrument was ratified at the polls on the 13th of August.

At the polls on the 8th of November Lincoln was triumphantly re-elected president.

These two parties decidedly outnumbered the Republicans at the polls from 1890-1898, but they could win only by fusion.

It was the great question at the polls; and the first elections by the new constituencies went violently against the authors of their being.

But meanwhile, a convention of delegates chosen mainly at polls opened at the army posts, assembled in January 1864, abolished slavery, repudiated secession and the secession war debt, and revised in minor details the constitution of 1836, restricting the suffrage to whites.

In October this was ratified at the polls.

A general election must take place every five years, and all polls must be taken on the same day.

The polls were remarkable for the defeat of three ministers - General Botha (by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick) at Pretoria East, Mr Hull (by Sir George Farrar) on the Rand, and Mr Moor in Natal.

The release of the Denshawai prisoners in January 1908 and the death of Mustafa Kamel in the following month had a quieting effect on the public mind; while the fact that in the elections (December 1907) for the legislative council and the general assembly only 5% of the electors went to the polls, afforded a striking commentary alike on the appreciation of the average Egyptian of the value of parliamentafy institutions and of the claims of the Nationalist members of the assembly to represent the Egyptian people.

When this question was so submitted for the first time, in 1866, the vote was to revise; but the revision prepared by a convention called for the purpose was rejected at the polls The revision by the Constitutional Convention of1907-1908was adopted by popular vote in 1908.

Until 1902 the legislature was the sole law-making body in the state, but on the 2nd of June of this year the voters adopted a constitutional amendment which declared that "the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the legislative assembly, and also reserve power at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any act of the legislative assembly."

This time Venizelos, as a protest against the King's unconstitutional proceedings, called upon his party to abstain from the polls; and as a result, only 230,000 votes were cast, as against 720,000 in the previous election.

It was plain indeed that the fiscal question itself was ripe for the polls; Board of Trade statistics had been issued in profusion, and the whole case was before the country.

In the elections of 1907, indeed, the Social Democratic party, owing to the unparalleled exertion of the government, had a set-back, its representation in parliament sinking to 43; but at the International Socialist Congress, which met at Stuttgart on the 18th of August, Herr Bebel was able to point oui that, in spite of its defeat at the polls, the Socialist cause had actually gained strength in the country, their total poll having increased from 3,010,771.

At the polls, all votes are given orally, a system which facilitates corruption; the officials who control the elections depend for their livelihood on the ban, usually a Magyarist; and thus, even apart from the privileged members, a majority favourable to Hungary can usually be secured.

The result is exactly in line with the pre-election polls.

We proved the opinion polls wrong by a factor of 50% .

The result shows some slippage for the president since September, when other polls asked a similar question.

The argument that the polls show a likely democratic takeover is somewhat undermined by these factors.

The second stage, an open primary for all eligible voters, was replaced by opinion polls.

At the Pressburg diet in 1840 Dessewffy was already the leading orator of the more enlightened and progressive Conservatives, but incurred great unpopularity for not going far enough, with the result that he was twice defeated at the polls.

In this past election several million good and decent citizens went to the polls believing in the rapture index.

The FP (Virtue Party) despite making a poorer than expected showing in the polls, does have a female deputy.

This was submitted to the people and adopted at the polls.

The city government had been characterized by extravagance and maladministration, and a revolt of the independent voters at the polls overcame the usual Republican majority and Cleveland was elected.

In addition to the ordinary general property tax, licences and polls, there are a tax on corporations and an income tax.

The party is behind in the opinion polls and suffering from self-inflicted damage.

Only registered users can vote in polls so as to prevent spoofing of results.

The argument that the polls show a likely Democratic takeover is somewhat undermined by these factors.

Egyptian judges monitoring the polls have also complained of voter intimidation and interference by security forces in the earlier rounds of elections.

On OKC you can take a variety of quizzes and polls that help you to find the person you are most compatible with.

The site features a number of polls and quizzes that you can use to refine your search for the perfect mate -- you can tag any question you answer on the site as important or even essential for your mate to agree with you on.

Create a community feel within your albums with comments, votes and polls.

Teen Ink is a magazine written completely by and for teens, and not only do they offer articles, contests, polls, fiction and more, they welcome and encourage submissions from teens.

Talks of a breast reduction have been heard in the rumor mill, with The Sun newspaper running polls that showed thousands of fans opposed the surgery.

Now that Oprah Winfrey has joined the Obama camp, it is likely that things will change in people's minds and in the polls.

According to the latest presidential polls, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by a margin of 9% in the race for the Democratic presidential candidate.

As you get down to the state specific polls, that margin becomes smaller.

In addition, though not detailed reviews, reader's polls can be just as helpful, telling you what a majority think.

Members can post additional pictures, construct polls to prompt discussion and generally talk about anything they like, within respectable guidelines.

Polls are included which can give you a benchmark against which to compare your experiences.

Every year the National Sleep Foundation conducts polls focused on different themes regarding sleep.

The console offers Wii channels you can use for photos, messaging, surfing the web, weather, news and voting on polls.

Twilight Guide is a fascinating new fan website that offers a fan forum, polls and quizzes, contests and lots of other content that fans of the Twilight series will love.

Major stories and cast changes are available along with interactive polls.

Polls are a regular feature on the site whether addressing storyline changes, cast changes or love story challenges.

The site tackles the latest news, spoilers and cast changes through updated articles, message boards and polls.

Soaps.com Y&R Site - Soaps.com is a fan favorite resource for spoilers, up to the minute news, polls and more.

SoapZone offers other features including communities for other soap operas, the voting booth where registered members can create and vote in polls.

There is also an active soap opera message board and viewer polls.