opinion poll
noun
: an activity in which many people are asked the same questions in order to find out what most people think about something
An opinion poll showed that he was favored to win the election.
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The government's poor opinion poll performance has led it to shift to the right to win back core voters, analysts say.
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Angeliki Koutantou, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs published an opinion poll showing that 86% of Americans blame Russia for the war and 60% back Ukraine’s admission to NATO.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
One public opinion poll from before the U.S. strike on Iran shows that most Americans think the U.S. military shouldn't get involved in the conflict.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 June 2025
Every public opinion poll has Andrew at the bottom, reinforcing Prince William’s stance.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025
Although many of Greenland’s 56,000 people want independence, a recent opinion poll showed 85 percent of them didn’t want to become part of the United States.
—Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Meanwhile, across all political lines, very few Jewish Israelis (5%) believe that Hamas would end its struggle against Israel even if there was a Palestinian state, according to an IDI opinion poll conducted 13 months ago.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Trump earlier claimed that Zelenskyy had approval ratings of just 4%, even though an opinion poll released Wednesday by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed that 57% of Ukrainians trust him.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The phrasing of a question in an opinion poll can have drastic impacts on the answers.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2025
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Angeliki Koutantou, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs published an opinion poll showing that 86% of Americans blame Russia for the war and 60% back Ukraine’s admission to NATO.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
One public opinion poll from before the U.S. strike on Iran shows that most Americans think the U.S. military shouldn't get involved in the conflict.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 June 2025
Every public opinion poll has Andrew at the bottom, reinforcing Prince William’s stance.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025
Although many of Greenland’s 56,000 people want independence, a recent opinion poll showed 85 percent of them didn’t want to become part of the United States.
—Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Meanwhile, across all political lines, very few Jewish Israelis (5%) believe that Hamas would end its struggle against Israel even if there was a Palestinian state, according to an IDI opinion poll conducted 13 months ago.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Trump earlier claimed that Zelenskyy had approval ratings of just 4%, even though an opinion poll released Wednesday by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed that 57% of Ukrainians trust him.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The phrasing of a question in an opinion poll can have drastic impacts on the answers.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Opinion poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opinion%20poll. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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