: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Though his approval numbers have dipped to 44 percent overall since returning to the Oval Office in January, the rating remains similar to his 46 percent average throughout his first term, the pollster noted.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Napolitan was founded by conservative pollster Scott Rasmussen.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
In 1994, around the time President Bill Clinton signed the largest crime bill in U.S. history, seven of 10 Americans were telling Gallup pollsters that crime was due to amoral criminals and the failure of the criminal justice system to stop them.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Four days ago, Tony Fabrizio, Trump's pollster, used the news that Axiom was laying off 10% of its workforce to mock Roe.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Napolitan was founded by conservative pollster Scott Rasmussen.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
In 1994, around the time President Bill Clinton signed the largest crime bill in U.S. history, seven of 10 Americans were telling Gallup pollsters that crime was due to amoral criminals and the failure of the criminal justice system to stop them.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Four days ago, Tony Fabrizio, Trump's pollster, used the news that Axiom was laying off 10% of its workforce to mock Roe.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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