poll

Noun
  1. An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (synset 105809006)
    hypernym: enquiry, inquiry, research - a search for knowledge
    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
    synonym: canvass, opinion poll, public opinion poll
  2. The top of the head (synset 105547228)
    hypernym: top, top side, upper side, upside - the highest or uppermost side of anything
    hyponym: tonsure - the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
    part meronym: human head - the head of a human being
    synonym: crown, pate
  3. The part of the head between the ears (synset 105546645)
    hypernym: top, top side, upper side, upside - the highest or uppermost side of anything
    part meronym:
  4. A tame parrot (synset 101819987)
    hypernym: parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    synonym: poll parrot
  5. The counting of votes (as in an election) (synset 100655054)
    domain category: election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
    hypernym: 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)
    hypernym: survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
    hyponym: circularise, circularize - canvass by distributing letters
    synonym: canvass
  2. 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
  3. Get the votes of (synset 202460257)
    hypernym: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  4. 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 of
    synonym: pollard

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