: 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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One way to gauge this is to look at multiple polls from a pollster that has repeatedly fielded the same question and compare the results over time.
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Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 12 July 2024
Still, it’s been rare for Denver voters to turn down tax increases, and a pollster noted that plenty of voters voiced moderate opinions on the question.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 10 July 2024
French pollsters misjudged the resistance to the far right in the last election, too — but in the opposite direction.
—Scott Clement, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Other Democrats whose names have been floated as potential replacements for Biden fared worse than Trump in hypothetical match-ups, pollsters found.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 9 July 2024
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Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 12 July 2024
Still, it’s been rare for Denver voters to turn down tax increases, and a pollster noted that plenty of voters voiced moderate opinions on the question.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 10 July 2024
French pollsters misjudged the resistance to the far right in the last election, too — but in the opposite direction.
—Scott Clement, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Other Democrats whose names have been floated as potential replacements for Biden fared worse than Trump in hypothetical match-ups, pollsters found.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 9 July 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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