Definition of pollster
: 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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Kellyanne Conway is a longtime Republican pollster who helped turn around Trump’s presidential campaign at a critical time last summer.
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Others who received waivers to interact with former clients or employers include White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, former head of the Republican National Committee and counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway, a GOP pollster.
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Whoever wins, Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader who lost badly in 2015 after predictions of a close race, warned against giving credence to the pollsters, who had shown their fallibility.
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Democratic pollster Paul Maslin said the ultimate candidate is the least important factor for Democrats now.
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Even if there are problems with the underlying samples, the recent shift to Labour is probably reliable, says Anthony Wells, a pollster at YouGov Plc.
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Economists, physicists, pollsters, and casinos rely on them.
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1939
First Known Use of pollster
1939
POLLSTER Defined for English Language Learners
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: someone who makes questions for a poll, asks questions in a poll, or collects and presents results from a poll
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