pollster

poll·ster | \ ˈpōl-stər

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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

Recent Examples on the Web In February YouGov, a pollster, began collaborating with Imperial College London to monitor behavioural changes in response to covid-19. — The Economist, "Daily chart Face-off over face-masks: Europe’s latest north-south split," 8 July 2020 To Abbas Abdi, who was among the students who took American diplomats hostage in 1979, but later became a pollster and regime critic who spent time in prison, the suicides magnify a broader failure. — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why Iranians, rattled by suicides, point a finger at leaders," 8 July 2020 The campaign’s pollster, On Message Inc., has Sessions at 43% and Tuberville at 49%. — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, "'Underdog' Jeff Sessions surges in campaign poll, and 7 in 10 ignore Trump endorsement of foe," 9 June 2020 The new focus is a good one for Democrats, said Adam Probolsky, a pollster based in Orange County. — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, "Coronavirus, Black Lives Matter transform California’s political campaigns," 3 July 2020 The official result of 78% for the proposals came in higher than an exit poll conducted by state-run pollster Vtsiom, which found 71% of Russians had supported the plan. — Ilya Arkhipov, Fortune, "It’s official: Vladimir Putin wins vote that could keep in power through 2036," 2 July 2020 Of course, just 44 percent say that most other people in their area do, which is a tell that someone is being less than candid with their pollster. — Megan Molteni, Wired, "How Masks Went From Don’t-Wear to Must-Have," 2 July 2020 Any pollster who consulted the same percentage of voters would have no problem predicting the outcome of the next election. — Ken Croswell, Scientific American, "An Elemental Problem with the Sun," 1 July 2020 More than two-thirds of Canadians approve of the government’s handling of the pandemic, according to EKOS, a pollster. — The Economist, "Cracked crown Canada’s Conservative contenders," 6 June 2020

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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 3 Aug. 2020.

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