: 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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The pollster believes Adams may have already grown too associated with Trump with the cancelation of his Martin Luther King Jr. Day appearances to attend Trump’s inauguration.
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025
But when the pollster asked about deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally who have not been convicted of a violent crime, Americans were marginally opposed (by 7 points).
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Conservatism, however, has been fairly steady over the three decades and has an average percentage of 38, the pollster notes.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Read how top pollsters grade the industry’s performance.
—New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025
But when the pollster asked about deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally who have not been convicted of a violent crime, Americans were marginally opposed (by 7 points).
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Conservatism, however, has been fairly steady over the three decades and has an average percentage of 38, the pollster notes.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Read how top pollsters grade the industry’s performance.
—New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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pollster
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poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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