: 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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While incumbent governments often struggle in mid-term elections, pollsters forecast that Labour could lose the most council seats since Conservative former Prime Minister John Major lost more than 2,000 in 1995, when his government was mired in endless corruption scandals.
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Andrew MacAskill, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Frank Luntz, a prominent GOP pollster, warned this week that his research reveals that the top anxiety of voters heading into the midterms is the cost of everyday items like gas and groceries, followed closely by the cost of healthcare.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 May 2026
The ban comes at a fraught time for Milei, whose popularity is now at the lowest of his presidency, according to the AtlasIntel pollster.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The years of headlines stick with voters, Republican pollster Mike Madrid said.
—Andrew Graham
april 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Andrew MacAskill, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Frank Luntz, a prominent GOP pollster, warned this week that his research reveals that the top anxiety of voters heading into the midterms is the cost of everyday items like gas and groceries, followed closely by the cost of healthcare.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 May 2026
The ban comes at a fraught time for Milei, whose popularity is now at the lowest of his presidency, according to the AtlasIntel pollster.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The years of headlines stick with voters, Republican pollster Mike Madrid said.
—Andrew Graham
april 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 18 May. 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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