poll
Noun
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An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (synset 105809006)
hyponym:
- 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
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The top of the head (synset 105547228)
hyponym: tonsure - the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's headpart meronym: human head - the head of a human being
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The part of the head between the ears (synset 105546645)
part meronym:
- equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
- cow, moo-cow - female of domestic cattle:
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A tame parrot (synset 101819987)
hypernym: parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic soundssynonym: poll parrot
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The counting of votes (as in an election) (synset 100655054)
domain category: election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political officehypernym: count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Verb
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Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (synset 202459761)
hypernym: survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposeshyponym: circularise, circularize - canvass by distributing letterssynonym: canvass
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Vote in an election at a polling station (synset 202468721)
hypernym: vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
- Get the votes of (synset 202460257)
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Convert into a pollard (synset 201323329)
"pollard trees"hypernym: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth ofsynonym: pollard
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