as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Recent Examples of pollster
Ten years later, that figure has risen to 68%, according to the same pollsters.
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
However, pollsters found that younger Democrats surveyed — those under 45 years old — preferred both Harris (27 percent) and Ocasio-Cortez (22 percent) over Newsom (13 percent) as their party’s potential 2028 pick.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Farage’s Reform party, meanwhile, has soared to 28%, according to the same top pollster, the highest of any party but not enough to govern without a coalition were a national vote held today.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
The pollsters emphasized that many more respondents hadn’t made up their minds yet.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
However, pollsters found that younger Democrats surveyed — those under 45 years old — preferred both Harris (27 percent) and Ocasio-Cortez (22 percent) over Newsom (13 percent) as their party’s potential 2028 pick.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Farage’s Reform party, meanwhile, has soared to 28%, according to the same top pollster, the highest of any party but not enough to govern without a coalition were a national vote held today.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
The pollsters emphasized that many more respondents hadn’t made up their minds yet.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollster
interviewer
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The interviews are recorded in private sessions with only the interviewer and interviewee present, and the footage is kept confidential until after the participant’s passing.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Investigators are working to catalog evidence from the ruins of the church and interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses, with the help of victim specialists, child advocates, forensic interviewers and local partners, according to FBI acting special agent in charge Reuben Coleman.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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