Synonym: canvass, questionnaire, survey, vote. Similar words: pollution, poly, pole, policy, police, apology, apologize, political. Meaning: [pəʊl] 
n. 1. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people 2. the top of the head 3. the part of the head between the ears 4. a tame parrot 5. the counting of votes (as in an election). v. 1. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions 2. vote in an election at a polling station 3. get the votes of 4. convert into a pollard.
n. 1. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people 2. the top of the head 3. the part of the head between the ears 4. a tame parrot 5. the counting of votes (as in an election). v. 1. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions 2. vote in an election at a polling station 3. get the votes of 4. convert into a pollard. 
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91. In 1979 we had won the election with 44 percent of the poll.
92. With the Second Ballot the winning candidate must poll more than half the votes to be elected at the first ballot.
93. Why should abolition not apply to the poll tax during what are allegedly its last two years?
94. If you fall into this category and have a low income, you may be entitled to Poll Tax Benefit.
95. The results of the opinion poll do not bode well for the Democrats.
96. Despite severe criticism, the newspaper conducted a poll in 1980 into the paranormal beliefs and experiences of its readers.
97. He was the leader of the Labour controlled council which came into conflict with the the Government over poll tax last year.
98. The poll is easy to use and quick to fill in-and your vote counts.
99. A recent Mainichi Shimbun newspaper poll found that only 10 percent of respondents thought government bureaucrats seek to fulfill the public good.
100. The poll, for the Press Association, is the largest and most comprehensive survey of the campaign.
101. However, many people are living in abject poverty because of the poll tax.
102. The poll highlights the problems Labour would have in raising business confidence.
103. The cash was promised to local authorities in last year's budget to ease the impact of poll tax bills.
104. The working group will look at ways of organising the poll and will also examine the legal issues.
105. A new poll makes drought-stricken Texas look like an oasis for the support-thirsty presidential campaign of presumptive Republican nominee Bob Dole.
106. Three days after the poll, Gen Noriega annulled the elections.
107. Poll results will be used to create a brand to help market the area.
108. The poll also gave a popular approval rating of 39 percent for the President, the lowest ever recorded by Bush.
109. A recent poll gives President Clinton the same 60 percent public approval rating that Ronald Reagan brought to his second term.
110. Avoiding the poll tax will be costly in terms of universal political citizenship.
111. I welcome the Secretary of State's announcement that the poll tax compensation of ￡700 million will not be clawed back.
112. The Daily News ran a poll the other day on the things that most annoy the local denizens.
113. Not surprisingly(sentencedict.com/poll.html), there was enormous backbench pressure on the leadership either to amend the poll tax or to cushion its impact.
114. Are men more mechanical than women? 67% of all men responding to our poll answered in the affirmative.
115. He is expected to announce a March poll soon, but the elections could be delayed until June.
116. Is it not true that the Government want to divert that money to keep down the poll tax in Wandsworth and Westminster?
117. Senior Tories pressed Michael Heseltine, the environment secretary, to discuss radical changes to the poll tax.
118. A recent University of Iowa poll shows that Alexander is the only candidate to have gained significantly since December.
119. Like his new name, changed by deed poll nine years before.
120. Poll tax evasion is thought to be the main reason for the falling numbers.
More similar words: pollution, poly, pole, policy, police, apology, apologize, political, politician, politically, toll, roll, doll, metropolitan, collar, enroll, follow, roll in, roll out, roll up, rolling, collect, college, collapse, follow up, as follows, following, collector, colleague, colloquial.