as in interviewers
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Recent Examples of pollsters
The pollsters asked 2,155 people in Great Britain, 1,002 adults in France, 2,196 adults in Germany, 999 respondents in Denmark, 1,011 people in Sweden, 1,061 individuals in Spain and 1,031 adults in Italy.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Of that 16 percent who are Democrats or lean that way — approximately 115 people — 90 gave a name, according to the pollsters.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
After hearing arguments for and against the guardrails from the pollsters, 73% of Republicans support the guardrails, along with 73% of independents and 65% of Democrats, according to the poll.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Our pollsters looked at this right before the election.
—NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
And Democratic pollsters fret that if liberal politicians, in particular, do not address these issues, the party is at risk of losing more men to the GOP.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2025
A couple of years later, 45% of New Yorkers asked told Siena College pollsters that an indoor public place mandate should remain in place.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Several pollsters have recently added to our collection of polls on inequality.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Investors, not to mention electoral pollsters who were active in the 1970s, remain scarred by the stagflation that took root during that decade.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Filip Timotija, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Of that 16 percent who are Democrats or lean that way — approximately 115 people — 90 gave a name, according to the pollsters.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
After hearing arguments for and against the guardrails from the pollsters, 73% of Republicans support the guardrails, along with 73% of independents and 65% of Democrats, according to the poll.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
Our pollsters looked at this right before the election.
—NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
And Democratic pollsters fret that if liberal politicians, in particular, do not address these issues, the party is at risk of losing more men to the GOP.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2025
A couple of years later, 45% of New Yorkers asked told Siena College pollsters that an indoor public place mandate should remain in place.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Several pollsters have recently added to our collection of polls on inequality.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Investors, not to mention electoral pollsters who were active in the 1970s, remain scarred by the stagflation that took root during that decade.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Pollsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollsters. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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