pollster

as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for

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Recent Examples of pollster In late May, pollsters had her leading 43% to 26%. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025 As pollster Angela Kuefler explained during a presentation for Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank in Washington that commissioned the survey, just 37% of Democratic primary voters post on social media platforms weekly, with 33% posting less often and 31% never posting. David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 Such response errors have been a concern for pollsters ever since survey research began. Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025 As pollster Angela Kuefler explained during a presentation for Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank in Washington that commissioned the survey, just 37% of Democratic primary voters post on social media platforms weekly, with 33% posting less often and 31% never posting. David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pollster
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interviewer
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  • The interviewer then noted that Kirson later apologized and donated her profits from the festival to an unspecified human rights organization, and that the festival required comedians not to criticize the Saudi government.
    James Factora, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
  • The interviewer then would give us the address for another location, a training center where we were supposed to take classes in how to talk persuasively over the phone.
    Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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