: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Though voters disapprove of Trump by large margins, the pollster notes that Democrats lead the midterm ballot by just two percentage points overall.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
But in a survey released Wednesday by pollster Median, 47% of Hungarians over 65 years old support Fidesz compared with 29% for Tisza.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
It was released by the Colorado Polling Institute and conducted by a team of Democratic and Republican pollsters.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Most Israelis still back the campaign, according to multiple pollsters.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
But in a survey released Wednesday by pollster Median, 47% of Hungarians over 65 years old support Fidesz compared with 29% for Tisza.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
It was released by the Colorado Polling Institute and conducted by a team of Democratic and Republican pollsters.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Most Israelis still back the campaign, according to multiple pollsters.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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