gallup poll

Gal·lup poll

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gal-uh p pohl]
- /ˈgæl əp poʊl/
- /ˈɡæ.ləp pəʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gal-uh p pohl]
- /ˈgæl əp poʊl/

Definitions of gallup poll words

noun gallup poll a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue. 1
countable noun gallup poll A Gallup poll is an opinion poll carried out by an official organization and used especially in forecasting the results of elections. 0
noun gallup poll a sampling by the American Institute of Public Opinion or its British counterpart of the views of a representative cross section of the population, used esp as a means of forecasting voting 0
noun gallup poll A poll of the opinion of randomly chosen persons, used to represent the opinion of the public, conducted by George Gallup or one the companies he founded. 0
noun gallup poll (Informal) (by extension) Any poll of the opinion of randomly chosen persons, used to represent the opinion of the public. 0

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Origin of gallup poll

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; after G. H. Gallup

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gallup poll popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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