poll

nouns

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
canvass, opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll
is derived from
pollster
the top of the head
crown, pate, poll
the part of the head between the ears
poll
is a part of
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Equus caballus, horse
is a part of
female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
cow, moo-cow
is a type of (narrower)
the highest or uppermost side of anything
"put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
top, top side, upper side, upside
a tame parrot
poll, poll parrot
the counting of votes (as in an election)
poll
domain category
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
"the results of the election will be announced tonight"
election
is a type of (narrower)
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
"the counting continued for several hours"
count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally

verbs

get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
canvas, canvass, poll
vote in an election at a polling station
poll
is a type of (narrower)
express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
"He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
vote
get the votes of
poll
is a type of (narrower)
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
"She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
acquire, get
convert into a pollard
"pollard trees"
poll, pollard
is derived from
pollard