- Poll
- Poll Poll, v. i. To vote at an election. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]
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Poll — bezeichnet: Kunststiftung Poll, eine Kunststiftung in Berlin Poll (Film), einen deutsch estnischen Spielfilm von Chris Kraus aus dem Jahr 2010 eine kurze Form einer Online Umfrage, bei der anonym meist nur eine Frage gestellt wird, oft mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poll — Poll, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.] 1. The head; the back part of the head. All flaxen was his poll. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A number or aggregate of heads;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poll — Poll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polling}.] 1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree. [1913 Webster] When he [Absalom] pollled his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poll — I (canvass) noun capitation, catalogue of persons, census, census report, census return, count, enumeration, evaluation, inquiry, numbering, numeration, public opinion, questionary, questionnaire, register, registration, return, statistic, survey … Law dictionary
Poll — 〈[poʊl] m. 6 oder f. 10〉 1. Umfrage, die der Meinungsforschung dient 2. 〈in den USA〉 Wählerverzeichnis [engl., „Abstimmung, Umfrage; Wahllokal“] * * * Poll [poʊl], der; s, s [engl. poll, eigtl. = Kopf(zahl)] (Markt , Meinungsforschung): 1 … Universal-Lexikon
Poll — or polling may refer to:Figurative head counts* Polling, voting * Opinion poll * The polls, polling stations * Polling (computer science), sequential interrogation of devicesOther* Poll (livestock), the top of the head * Polling or pollarding,… … Wikipedia
poll — ⇒POLL, subst. masc. En Angleterre, dépouillement des votes, au moyen d un registre public, dans les élections des membres de la Chambre des communes. Demander le poll; le poll a été remplacé par le scrutin secret (Ac. 1878). Pendant ce temps le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
poll — s.n. (Anglicism) 1. Listă, registru electoral. 2. Urnă de vot; numărul voturilor în alegeri; (p. ext.) consultare publică pentru a afla părerea cetăţenilor asupra unei chestiuni de interes general; sondaj de opinie. v. TOP4. [pron. pol. / <… … Dicționar Român
poll — pōl n the head or a part of it esp the region between the ears of some quadrupeds (as a horse) poll vt to cut off or cut short the horns of (cattle) poll adj having no horns * * * (pōl) the back part of the head, especially that of an animal … Medical dictionary
poll — [pōl] n. [ME pol < or akin to MDu, top of the head, head] 1. the head; esp., the crown, back, or hair of the head 2. an individual person, esp. one among several 3. a counting, listing, or register of persons, esp. of voters 4. a voting or… … English World dictionary
Poll — Poll, n. [From Polly, The proper name.] A parrot; familiarly so called. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
