as in interviewers
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 pollsters
Last month, a Quinnipiac poll showed that the president has a 37 percent approval rating versus a 55 percent disapproval rating, a new low for these pollsters.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 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
Ten years later, that figure has risen to 68%, according to the same pollsters.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s an abstraction because as Gallup and other pollsters know, Americans believe many nations, especially China, haven’t played by the rules.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
And Democratic pollsters fret that if liberal politicians, in particular, do not address these issues, the party is at risk of losing more men to the GOP.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2025
A couple of years later, 45% of New Yorkers asked told Siena College pollsters that an indoor public place mandate should remain in place.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
After hearing arguments for and against the guardrails from the pollsters, 73% of Republicans support the guardrails, along with 73% of independents and 65% of Democrats, according to the poll.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Several pollsters have recently added to our collection of polls on inequality.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 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
Ten years later, that figure has risen to 68%, according to the same pollsters.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s an abstraction because as Gallup and other pollsters know, Americans believe many nations, especially China, haven’t played by the rules.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
And Democratic pollsters fret that if liberal politicians, in particular, do not address these issues, the party is at risk of losing more men to the GOP.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2025
A couple of years later, 45% of New Yorkers asked told Siena College pollsters that an indoor public place mandate should remain in place.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
After hearing arguments for and against the guardrails from the pollsters, 73% of Republicans support the guardrails, along with 73% of independents and 65% of Democrats, according to the poll.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Several pollsters have recently added to our collection of polls on inequality.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollsters
interviewers
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Because a sure way to avoid getting one is to correct the interviewers.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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However, the emerging trend of deploying AI as front-line interviewers, directly replacing human recruiters in the initial candidate assessment, is a perilous path.—
Jason Elkin,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Pollsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollsters. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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