pollster

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 As pollster Angela Kuefler explained during a presentation for Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank in Washington that commissioned the survey, just 37% of Democratic primary voters post on social media platforms weekly, with 33% posting less often and 31% never posting. David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 Such response errors have been a concern for pollsters ever since survey research began. Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025 As pollster Angela Kuefler explained during a presentation for Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank in Washington that commissioned the survey, just 37% of Democratic primary voters post on social media platforms weekly, with 33% posting less often and 31% never posting. David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 Even some Republicans began warning this summer that letting those tax credits lapse could be detrimental, with Republican pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Bob Ward issuing a memo that cautioned an extension of the credits could make a difference in next year's midterm election. Amanda Seitz, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pollster
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interviewer
Noun
  • Stone and the interviewer in question reunited again at the festival in 2025, with another viral interaction.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Pally goes with the flow as well as anyone, which puts an interviewer at ease — as that’s when inadvertent insults can happen.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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