poll

Noun
  1. An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (synset 105809006)
    is a type of: enquiry, inquiry, research - a search for knowledge
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: canvass, opinion poll, public opinion poll
  2. The top of the head (synset 105547228)
    is a type of: top, top side, upper side, upside - the highest or uppermost side of anything
    subtypes: tonsure - the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
    is a part of: human head - the head of a human being
    same as: crown, pate
  3. The part of the head between the ears (synset 105546645)
    is a type of: top, top side, upper side, upside - the highest or uppermost side of anything
    is a part of:
  4. A tame parrot (synset 101819987)
    is a type of: parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    same as: poll parrot
  5. The counting of votes (as in an election) (synset 100655054)
    referred to in: election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
    is a type of: count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Verb
  1. Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (synset 202459761)
    is a type of: survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
    subtypes: circularise, circularize - canvass by distributing letters
    same as: canvass
  2. Vote in an election at a polling station (synset 202468721)
    is a type of: vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
  3. Get the votes of (synset 202460257)
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  4. Convert into a pollard (synset 201323329)
    "pollard trees"
    is a type of: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    same as: pollard

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