Poll | Mean of poll in English Dictionary

/ˈpoʊl/

• Noun
• an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something
1. The magazine conducted a poll to find out the favorite 100 movies of all time.
2. A recent poll shows a decrease in the number of teenagers who smoke.
• the record of votes that were made by people in an election
1. The polls show that she's ahead with 55 percent of the votes. = She's ahead in the polls with 55 percent of the votes.
• the number of votes made in an election
1. The candidate won with 55 percent of the poll. [=(US) vote]

• the places where people vote during an election
1. The polls are open until 8:00 tonight.
2. Voters went to the polls today. [=people voted today]
3. He was defeated at the polls. [=he lost the election]
• Verb
• to ask (several or many people) a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something
1. The magazine polled its readers on their eating habits. [=the magazine took/conducted a poll of its readers to find out about their eating habits]
2. About half of the people polled had tried smoking.
• to receive (a specified number or percentage of votes) in an election
1. The conservative candidate polled more than 10,000 votes in the last election.