: 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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The pollster said the 400-respondent survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
But fewer people these days tend to respond, so pollsters have to reach out more widely, which raises cost considerably.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
As of February, a majority of Russians, up to 67%, supported peace negotiations, according to the Levada Center, an independent pollster in Moscow.
—Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
His podcast with son, managing partner, and pollster Jeremy Zogby, can be heard here.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
But fewer people these days tend to respond, so pollsters have to reach out more widely, which raises cost considerably.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
As of February, a majority of Russians, up to 67%, supported peace negotiations, according to the Levada Center, an independent pollster in Moscow.
—Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
His podcast with son, managing partner, and pollster Jeremy Zogby, can be heard here.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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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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