āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to poll
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āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž
to ask people specific questions to gather their opinions or preferences on a particular subject
Transitive: to poll a group
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company conducted a survey to poll employees about their satisfaction with workplace conditions.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to trim the upper part of a tree or plant, usually to promote new growth
Transitive: to poll a tree or plant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Farmers often poll their willow trees to harvest the shoots for weaving.
āĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to participate in an election or decision-making process by casting a vote
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many citizens polled despite the rainy weather on election day.
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to receive a specific number of votes in an election or decision-making process
Transitive: to poll a number of votes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was thrilled to learn he had polled the highest number of votes in his district.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
01
the uppermost part of the human head
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hat rested snugly on the poll.
āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž-āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Politicians often use polls to gauge voter sentiment and shape their campaign strategies accordingly.
āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ, āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰ
the act of casting or counting votes, or the location where this occurs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Citizens queued at the polls to vote.
āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āώāĻž āϤā§āϤāĻž, āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āϤā§āϤāĻž
a domesticated parrot, often kept as a pet
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The colorful poll perched on its owner's shoulder.
āϰāĻāĻŋāύ āϤā§āϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϧ⧠āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻļ
(in anatomical contexts) the part of the skull located between the ears
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Pressure applied to the poll can affect balance.
Poll-āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
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