Gallup poll

UK: 'Gallup Poll', 'Gallup poll': /ˌɡæləpˈpəʊl/

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Gal′lup poll′, 

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

• after German. H. Gallup 1935–40

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Gallup Poll / 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