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polling

[pohl-ing] / ˈpoʊl ɪŋ /


NOUN
electioneering
Synonyms
STRONG


NOUN
voting
Synonyms


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As AI becomes integrated into offices and factories, lower-rung workers and those whose jobs involve repetitive tasks feel especially at risk, the payroll giant’s polling showed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Ballots were cast at polling places and immediately collected by election officials.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Current polling averages show his chief rival, Péter Magyar of the Respect and Freedom Party, more commonly referred to as Tisza, with a healthy 15-point lead that has held for most of the past year.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Lewis will also have to introduce himself to many former NDP voters who told polling firm Angus Reid that they could not name any of the candidates in the party's leadership race.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

School is closed on Election Day because Poplar Springs Middle is a polling station.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan