public-opinion poll: Meaning and Definition of

pub'lic-o•pin'ion poll"

Pronunciation: (pub'lik-u-pin'yun), [key]
  1. a poll taken by sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues.
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