pollsters

plural of pollster
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 Government pollsters say the share of Russians marking Valentine’s Day fell from 51% in 2005 to 30% in 2025. Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 Earlier surveys by other pollsters showed Bennet ahead and popular, but the trendlines hinted at Weiser’s chances improving as voters got to know more about him. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Other major pollsters show a similar trend. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 New Yorkers have been telling pollsters for nearly two years that affordability and cost of living are their top concerns. Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 Security was voters' top concern in the election according to pollsters. John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026 Most pollsters and experts have predicted Pashinyan, who came to power in 2018 following sweeping street protests, will come out ahead. ABC News, 7 June 2026 The Tigers would head to the Sugar Bowl by way of conference tie-ins, and while another top-10 victory over Virginia Tech in New Orleans would sway several other pollsters to rank Auburn as the top team in the land, the big ones that counted awarded the Trojans with the crystal football instead. Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 Unaided awareness –the tracking category where pollsters cite awareness of a movie without being prompted — is pretty even among men and women under and over 25. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 June 2026
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interviewers
Noun
  • Monolingual Spanish-speaking respondents who were initially contacted by English-speaking interviewers were recontacted by Spanish-speaking interviewers.
    New York Times, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • To Karp’s credit, his interviewers struck an ameliorative tone.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026

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