Phrase guide

opinion poll

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: opinionaire

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: canvass, poll, survey

2

noun

Meaning 2

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: poll, public opinion poll, canvass

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inquiry, enquiry, research

Narrower terms: exit poll, straw vote, straw poll

History

Etymology

From opinion + poll.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 民意調查 /民意调查 (mínyì diàochá) — poll
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民意測驗 /民意测验 (mínyì cèyàn) — poll
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輿論調查 /舆论调查 (yúlùn diàochá) — poll
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民調 /民调 (míndiào) — poll
  • Danish: meningsmåling — poll
  • Dutch: opiniepeiling — poll
  • Finnish: mielipidekysely — poll
  • Finnish: mielipidemittaus — poll
  • Finnish: kannatuskysely — poll
  • French: sondage d'opinion — poll
  • German: Meinungsumfrage — poll
  • German: Meinungsforschung — poll
  • German: Meinungsbefragung — poll
  • German: Demoskopie — poll
  • Greek: δημοσκόπηση (dimoskópisi) — poll
  • Greek: σφυγμομέτρηση (sfygmométrisi) — poll
  • Hindi: जनमत (janmat) — poll
  • Hungarian: közvélemény-kutatás — poll
  • Icelandic: könnun — poll
  • Icelandic: fylgiskönnun — poll
  • Icelandic: skoðanakönnun — poll
  • Icelandic: viðhorfskönnun — poll
  • Indonesian: jajak pendapat — poll
  • Japanese: 世論調査 — poll
  • Norwegian: meningsmåling — poll
  • Polish: sondaż — poll
  • Russian: опро́с обще́ственного мне́ния (oprós obščéstvennovo mnénija) — poll
  • Spanish: sondeo de opinión — poll
  • Spanish: encuesta de opinión — poll
  • Swahili: uchunguzi wa maoni — poll
  • Swedish: opinionsundersökning — poll
  • Swedish: opinionsmätning — poll
  • Vietnamese: (cuộc) thăm dò ý kiến — poll