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 Maxwell thinks Prince Avenue is the stronger team, a belief not shared by the other six pollsters in the AJC Composite Rankings. Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Senior advisors to the president recently met with pollsters who reported lackluster enthusiasm for this year’s midterms, according to NBC News. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Despite pollsters’ best efforts to forecast outcomes, voters have their own ideas. Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026 Elections would split Ukraine, Zelenskyy says Zelenskyy’s approval rating has remained generally stable at about ‌60%, ⁠but pollsters have said that while Ukrainians want fresh faces in politics, many have little appetite for voting now. Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 The preseason pollsters like Big Ten foes Ohio State and Oregon better. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Median Strategies, one of the pollsters showing a large lead for Hong, admitted to fabricating polls for multiple elections. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026 Higher-quality polls rely on expensive methodologies, such as randomized sampling, so many pollsters opt for cheaper solutions. ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 While even legitimate pollsters can get election results wrong — a poll represents public opinion at the time it was taken, and that can change — experts say there are a few key things to look out for when vetting the quality of a survey. Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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interviewers
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  • Simultaneously, the 'Audition Problem' highlights the performative nature of interviews, where candidates present idealized versions, and interviewers often misinterpret interview prowess for actual job competence.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The majority of the panel will be audience Q&A, putting Josh and his fellow interviewers in the hot seat.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Pollsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollsters. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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