polls

polls · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of poll; surveys conducted to gather opinions from a sample of people.

  2. 2.

    The places where people vote in elections; voting stations.

  3. 3.

    The process or act of voting in elections.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    go to the polls — to vote in an election
  • •
    ahead in the polls — leading in survey results
  • •
    opinion polls — surveys measuring public opinion

Related words

See also: election, poll, survey, vote
Synonyms: ballots, elections, surveys, votes

Etymology

From Middle English pol ("head, top of the head"), later applied to counting heads in elections. The modern sense of "voting place" dates from the 17th century.