Collocations for "poll"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "poll" in context.
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poll
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the election polls
- is [ahead, behind, gaining] in the polls
- has a [three] -point lead in the polls
- the polls give an accurate [view, prediction]
- a straw poll
- take a poll of the audience
- take a poll to [determine, see, find]
- according to the most recent polls
- as borne out by the opinion polls
- an [official, unofficial] poll
- the poll shows that
- the poll found that
- the poll was [conducted, created, taken] by
- take an online poll
- in the latest poll
- the polls are open until
- voters are going to the polls
- the poll [results, numbers]
- a poll tax
- poll [voters, viewers, (our) listeners, readers, the population]
- poll [voters] on their [opinion, choice, favorite]
- were polled on their [opinion]
- polled [by telephone, online, on the website]
- polled [25% of the, ten thousand, more] votes
- [likely, predicted, expected] to poll [25%]
- the poll [results, numbers]
- a poll tax
'poll' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):