: 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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And did the pollsters share with the poll respondents data relative to the actual number of transgender students presently being served by public and private schools relative to entire school population, again based on local, state, or national statistics?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
The majority, 57 percent, of adults have plans to make at least one New Year’s resolution, which are more common with young adults, pollsters noted.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
These days, with landlines disappearing and fewer Americans willing to answer calls from unknown numbers, pollsters have started to diversify their approaches.
—T.m. Detwiler, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Indeed, on Monday, Trump sued a pollster, Ann Selzer, under Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act, claiming that her pre-election poll Kamala Harris with a three-point lead was an intentional effort to interfere in the election.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
The majority, 57 percent, of adults have plans to make at least one New Year’s resolution, which are more common with young adults, pollsters noted.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
These days, with landlines disappearing and fewer Americans willing to answer calls from unknown numbers, pollsters have started to diversify their approaches.
—T.m. Detwiler, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Indeed, on Monday, Trump sued a pollster, Ann Selzer, under Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act, claiming that her pre-election poll Kamala Harris with a three-point lead was an intentional effort to interfere in the election.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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