: 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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Most mainstream pollsters find the sprawling megabill underwater, even as Republicans prepare to spend millions of dollars defending it.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Donald Trump's standing with voters is showing new signs of strain, polling analysis from a Republican-leaning pollster suggests.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The Washington Examiner contacted the pollster for comment.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
Gannett’s Des Moines Register and independent pollster J. Ann Selzer also have battled Trump’s legal challenges to an Iowa poll that overstated Harris’ support.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Donald Trump's standing with voters is showing new signs of strain, polling analysis from a Republican-leaning pollster suggests.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The Washington Examiner contacted the pollster for comment.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
Gannett’s Des Moines Register and independent pollster J. Ann Selzer also have battled Trump’s legal challenges to an Iowa poll that overstated Harris’ support.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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