exit poll

noun

: a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners

exit polling noun

Examples of exit poll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The projections were based on exit polls and partial counting for ARD television. — Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

Germany’s far-right AfD party is projected to win the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with the party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz set to suffer its worst-ever state-level result, exit polls show. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

The audience was primarily male (66%) and under 35 (75%), according to PostTrak exit polls, and gave it a B+ CinemaScore. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The exit polls set off jubilation at the Social Democrats’ election gathering, but the mood shifted to quiet waiting as the results indicated a closer race. — Kostya Manenkov, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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