poll

Definitions of poll
  1. noun
    the counting of votes (as in an election)
    synonyms: demoscopie, opinieonderzoek, opiniepeiling, stembusuitslag, verkiezingsuitslag
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    type of:
    cijferwerk, enumeratie, nummering, opsomming, rekenmethode, rekenwerk, telling, telwerk
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
  2. noun
    an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
    synonyms: demoscopie, opinieonderzoek, opiniepeiling, stembusuitslag, verkiezingsuitslag
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