Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - poll
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Poll
poll
~1 n 1 a) an attempt to find out what the public think about something, especially about a political subject, done by questioning a large number of people; opinion poll (Another poll asked respondents if they favoured nuclear power. | carry out/conduct a poll) (MORI carried out a poll among senior managers to get their views on taxation.) b) a record of the result of this; opinion poll (Recent polls show Labour well in the lead.) (- see also deed poll, exit poll, straw poll) 2 the poll also the polls an election to choose a government or political representative (a fourth successive defeat at the polls | The result of the poll won't be known until around midnight. | go to the polls (=vote in an election)) (It's only one more week until the country goes to the polls.) 3 the number of votes recorded at an election (In most constituencies the largest party can pull 40% of the poll.) 4 the polls especially AmE the place where you can go to vote in an election (The polls won't close for another hour.) ~2 v to try to find out what the public thinks about a subject by questioning a large number of people (18% of the women we polled said their husbands had a drinking problem.)
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(polls, polling, polled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A poll is a survey in which people are asked their opinions about something, usually in order to find out how popular something is or what people intend to do in the future. Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark... We are doing a weekly poll on the president, and clearly his popularity has declined... N-COUNT see also opinion poll, straw poll 2. If you are polled on something, you are asked what you think about it as part of a survey. More than 18,000 people were polled... Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best... More than 70 per cent of those polled said that they approved of his record as president. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed on wh/n, V-ed 3. The polls means an election for a country’s government, or the place where people go to vote in an election. In 1945, Winston Churchill was defeated at the polls... Voters are due to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president... N-PLURAL: the N 4. If a political party or a candidate polls a particular number or percentage of votes, they get that number or percentage of votes in an election. It was a disappointing result for the Greens who polled three percent... VERB: V n 5. see also polling, deed poll POLLEN (pollens) Pollen is a fine powder produced by flowers. It fertilizes other flowers of the same species so that they produce seeds. N-MASS ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English pol, ~e, from Middle Low German Date: 14th century 1. head 2. a. the top or back of the head b. nape 3. the broad or flat end of a striking tool (as a hammer) 4. a. (1) the casting or recording of the votes of a body of persons (2) a counting of votes cast b. the place where votes are cast or recorded — usually used in plural at the ~s c. the period of time during which votes may be cast at an election d. the total number of votes recorded a heavy ~ 5. a. a questioning or canvassing of persons selected at random or by quota to obtain information or opinions to be analyzed b. a record of the information so obtained II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cut off or cut short the hair or wool of ; crop, shear b. to cut off or cut short (as wool) 2. a. to cut off or back the top of (as a tree); specifically ~ard b. to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle) 3. a. to receive and record the votes of b. to request each member of to declare a vote individually ~ the assembly 4. to receive (as votes) in an election 5. to question or canvass in a ~ 6. to test (as several computer terminals sharing a single line) in sequence for messages to be transmitted intransitive verb to cast one's vote at a ~ • ~ee noun • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a the process of voting at an election. b the counting of votes at an election. c the result of voting. d the number of votes recorded (a heavy poll). 2 = GALLUP POLL, opinion poll. 3 a a human head. b the part of this on which hair grows (flaxen poll). 4 a hornless animal, esp. one of a breed of hornless cattle. --v. 1 tr. a take the vote or votes of. b (in passive) have one's vote taken. c (of a candidate) receive (so many votes). d give (a vote). 2 tr. record the opinion of (a person or group) in an opinion poll. 3 intr. give one's vote. 4 tr. cut off the top of (a tree or plant), esp. make a pollard of. 5 tr. (esp. as polled adj.) cut the horns off (cattle). 6 tr. Computing check the status of (a computer system) at intervals. Phrases and idioms poll tax 1 hist. a tax levied on every adult. 2 = community charge. Derivatives pollee n. (in sense 2 of n.). pollster n. Etymology: ME, perh. f. LG or Du. 2. n. a tame parrot (Pretty poll!). Phrases and idioms poll parrot a user of conventional or clich{eacute}d phrases and arguments. Etymology: Poll, a conventional name for a parrot, alt. f. Moll, a familiar form of Mary ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) боёк (молотка) 2) сез, вчт. (упорядоченный) опрос опрашивать - general poll - parallel poll - serial poll - status poll ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
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(= polling) 1) упорядоченный опрос 2) отправка (факса) по запросу – adaptive poll – broadcast poll – circular poll – exhaustive poll – gated poll – group poll – hub poll – message poll – parallel poll – roll-call poll – serial poll – status poll – terminal poll ...Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. сущ. 1) список избирателей 2) голосование 3) подсчет голосов 4) количество поданных голосов 5) опрос, выяснение мнения 6) регистрация избирателей • - declare the poll - deed poll - go to the polls - public-opinion poll - the polls - poll of the jury 2. гл. 1) голосовать 2) проводить голосование 3) подсчитывать голоса 4) включать в список избирателей 5) получать голоса 6) проводить анкетный опрос населения (для определения общественного мнения) POLL I сущ. 1) пол. список избирателей 2) пол. голосование 3) пол., стат. подсчет голосов 4) пол., стат. количество поданных голосов 5) соц., стат. опрос, выяснение мнения reader poll - опрос читателей, viewer poll - опрос зрителей Syn: public opinion poll polling See: representative opinion poll 6) пол., стат. регистрация избирателей II гл. 1) общ. голосовать 2) общ., пол. проводить голосование 3) пол., стат. подсчитывать голоса 4) пол., стат. включать в список избирателей 5) пол. получать голоса 6) соц. проводить опрос (населения) (для определения общественного мнения) to poll clients and get feedback on the beers - опросить клиентов и получить их мнение о пиве, to poll consumers and identify new needs - провести опрос потребителей с целью выявления новых потребностей ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. список избирателей 2. лицо в списке; человек, голова 3. регистрация избирателей 4. подсчет голосов how does the poll stand? —- кто лидирует?; как распределяются голоса? 5. количество поданных голосов, результат голосования heavy poll —- высокий процент участия в выборах to declare the poll —- объявить результаты голосования to be at the head of the poll —- получить наибольшее количество голосов 6. голосование, баллотировка to go to the polls —- выставлять свою кандидатуру (баллотироваться) exclusion of women from the poll —- лишение женщин права голоса there will be a second poll —- будет проведен второй тур голосования 7. обыкн. pl. избирательный пункт to go to the polls —- идти на выборы (голосовать) polls will be open all day —- избирательные участки (пункты) будут открыты целый день 8. опрос public-opinion poll —- опрос общественного мнения; выяснение мнения населения путем выборочного опроса Gallup poll —- опрос общественного мнения, проводимый институтом Гэллапа 9. сокр. от poll-tax 10. голова; макушка; затылок grey poll —- седая голова 11. обух; обушок 12. комолое, безрогое животное 13. безрогий, комолый poll cow —- комолая корова 14. голосовать to poll for a candidate —- голосовать за кандидата the town polls tomorrow —- завтра в городе состоятся выборы 15....Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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degree степень без отличия POLL parrot coll. прирученный попугай POLL I noun обычная кличка попугая (= попка) II noun; univ.; sl. 1) (the Poll) pl.; collect. студенты, окончившие без отличия (в Кембридже); to go out in the Poll - получить степень без отличия 2) attr. - Poll degree III poll 1. noun 1) список избирателей 2) регистрация избирателей 3) голосование; баллотировка; by Poll - голосованием; exclusion from the Poll - лишение права голоса - public opinion Poll 4) подсчет голосов 5) число голосов; - heavy Poll - light Poll 6) usu. pl.; amer. помещение для голосования, избирательный пункт; - go to the Polls 7) dial.; joc. голова 8) комолое животное 2. v. 1) проводить голосование; подсчитывать голоса; the constituency was Polled to the last man - все до последнего человека участвовали в выборах 2) получать голоса; he Polled a large majority - он получил подавляющее большинство голосов 3) голосовать (тж. Poll ones vote) 4) подрезать верхушку (дерева) 5) usu. past part. срезать рога 6) obs. стричь волосы ...Англо-русский словарь
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- M.E. polle "hair of the head," from M.L.G. or M.Du. pol "head, top." Meaning "collection of votes" is first recorded 1625, from notion of "counting heads;" meaning "survey of public opinion" is first recorded 1902. Pollster is 1939. A deed poll "deed executed by one party only," is from earlier verbal meaning "cut the hair of," because the deed was cut straight rather than indented (see indent). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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