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exit poll
Word definitions for exit poll in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
exit poll \ex"it poll`\ a survey poll taken by interviewing voters as they leave (exit) the polling place, to determine how they voted and for what reasons; -- it is usually taken by news media to learn at an early time (often before the balloting has finished) ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An election exit poll is a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations. Unlike an opinion poll , which asks for whom the voter plans to vote, or some similar formulation, an exit poll asks for whom the voter actually voted. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station; used to predict the outcome of an election.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But then, nemesis: the exit poll , the Basildon result.
Usage examples of exit poll.
When made aware of exit poll results through the media, voters often wouldn’.
By blocking exit poll information, the government had hoped to keep people voting all day and thereby avoid skewing the outcome.
The usual chaos swirled around me -- phones braying, people scurrying about, the televisions singing exit poll data over the din -- but it all had a forced artificial quality.