poll
English Thesaurus
1. the counting of votes (as in an election) (noun.act)
| domain category | : | election, |
| definition | : | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office (noun.act) |
2. a tame parrot (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | parrot, |
| definition | : | usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds (noun.animal) |
3. the part of the head between the ears (noun.body)
| part meronym | : | equus caballus, horse, |
| definition | : | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | cow, moo-cow, |
| definition | : | female of domestic cattle: (noun.animal) |
4. the top of the head (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | tonsure, |
| definition | : | the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | human head, |
| definition | : | the head of a human being (noun.body) |
5. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | exit poll, |
| definition | : | a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | straw poll, straw vote, |
| definition | : | an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue (noun.cognition) |
6. convert into a pollard (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim, |
| definition | : | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact) |
7. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | survey, |
| definition | : | make a survey of; for statistical purposes (verb.cognition) |
8. get the votes of (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
9. vote in an election at a polling station (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote (verb.social) |
10. the counting of votes (as in an election) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | poll, |
| definition | : | get the votes of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | poll, |
| definition | : | vote in an election at a polling station (verb.social) |
11. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | canvas, canvass, poll, |
| definition | : | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | canvas, canvass, |
| definition | : | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign (verb.social) |
12. convert into a pollard (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | pollard, |
| definition | : | a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage (noun.plant) |
13. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (verb.social)
14. get the votes of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | poll, poll, |
| definition | : | the counting of votes (as in an election) (noun.act) |
15. the counting of votes (as in an election) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | poll, |
| definition | : | get the votes of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | poll, |
| definition | : | vote in an election at a polling station (verb.social) |
16. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | canvas, canvass, poll, |
| definition | : | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | canvas, canvass, |
| definition | : | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign (verb.social) |
17. convert into a pollard (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | pollard, |
| definition | : | a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage (noun.plant) |
18. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (verb.social)
19. get the votes of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | poll, poll, |
| definition | : | the counting of votes (as in an election) (noun.act) |
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