polling

Meaning of polling

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. record the opinion or vote of.
    over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth
  2. check the status of (a device), especially as part of a repeated cycle.
    the network manager can also use the software to poll each Mac on the net
  3. cut the horns off (an animal, especially a young cow).

Middle English (in the sense ‘head’): perhaps of Low German origin. The original sense was ‘head’, and hence ‘an individual person among a number’, from which developed the sense ‘number of people ascertained by counting of heads’ and then ‘counting of heads or of votes’ (17th century).

Information about polling

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of polling is: pollings.
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Hyphenation of polling

polling

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • polling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

polling synonyms

Meaning question (someone) in order to ascertain their opinion:

canvass

Meaning investigate (behaviour or opinions) by questioning a group of people:

survey

Meaning say something in order to obtain an answer or some information:

ask

Meaning ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context:

question

Meaning hold an interview with (someone):

interview

Meaning (of an organization) ask (members) to vote secretly on an issue:

ballot

Meaning take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis:

sample

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