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
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Warner Bros’ Sinners is in rare air becoming the first horror movie ever to earn an A CinemaScore from audiences in the exit poll org’s 47-year existence.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
The 12-year old AfD party took second place for the first time in a national election, according to the exit polls.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Early exit polls indicated that the hard-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, was in second place with 19.5 percent of the vote, a result that was lower than predicted.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Also notable in the exit polls was a successful outcome for the socialist Die Linke party, which won 8.5% – comfortably pushing it over the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
The 12-year old AfD party took second place for the first time in a national election, according to the exit polls.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Early exit polls indicated that the hard-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, was in second place with 19.5 percent of the vote, a result that was lower than predicted.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Also notable in the exit polls was a successful outcome for the socialist Die Linke party, which won 8.5% – comfortably pushing it over the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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