an opinion poll
1opinion poll — opinion polls N COUNT An opinion poll involves asking people s opinions on a particular subject, especially one concerning politics. Nearly three quarters of people questioned in an opinion poll agreed with the government s decision. Syn: poll …
2opinion poll — UK US noun [C] MARKETING, POLITICS ► a process in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person: »An opinion poll revealed that only 40% of local people were in favour of the project. in the opinion polls »At that stage the… …
3opinion poll — ► NOUN ▪ an assessment of public opinion by questioning of a representative sample …
4Opinion poll — An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then… …
5opinion poll — noun an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people • Syn: ↑poll, ↑public opinion poll, ↑canvass • Derivationally related forms: ↑canvass (for: ↑canvass), ↑pollster …
6opinion poll — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms opinion poll : singular opinion poll plural opinion polls an attempt to find out what people in general think about a subject by asking some people questions about it …
7opinion poll — o pinion poll n the process of asking a large group of people the same questions in order to find out what most people think about something ▪ An opinion poll showed that 70% of adults were against legalizing drugs …
8opinion poll — noun Opinion poll is used before these nouns: ↑rating …
9opinion poll — see public opinion poll …
10opinion-poll — opinion polls …
