opinion 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 … English dictionary
opinion 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… … Financial and business terms
opinion poll — ► NOUN ▪ an assessment of public opinion by questioning of a representative sample … English terms dictionary
Opinion 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… … Wikipedia
opinion 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 … Useful english dictionary
opinion 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 … English dictionary
opinion 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
opinion poll — noun Opinion poll is used before these nouns: ↑rating … Collocations dictionary
opinion poll — see public opinion poll … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
opinion-poll — opinion polls … Dictionary of sociology