PUBLIC OPINION POLL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

Synonyms:

canvass; opinion poll; poll; public opinion poll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("public opinion poll" is a kind of...):

enquiry; inquiry; research (a search for knowledge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public opinion poll"):

exit poll (a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election)

straw poll; straw vote (an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue)