Meaning of Gallup poll | Babel Free

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1. A poll of the opinion of randomly chosen persons, used to represent the opinion of the public, conducted by George Gallup or one the companies he founded.
2. Any poll of the opinion of randomly chosen persons, used to represent the opinion of the public.
   broadly, informal

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Examples

“1971, Herman Wouk, The Winds of War, chapter 42, "Pity we live⟳ in the same century with that strange creature. Say⟳, we have⟳ here two men who talked at length face⟳ to face⟳ with the fellow. Let's take⟳ a Gallup poll. Sumner, do you think⟳ Hitler is a madman?"”

“My tiny personal Gallup poll unearthed plenty of refugees who were happy where they were and had no desire to return⟳ to Palestine, no matter⟳ what;... .”

“1999 (date⟳ of publication), The Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary, →ISBN, Diary 54, It was like⟳ that until I transferred to Ms. Gruwell's class. Up until that point⟳ it had always been: "So, Joyce, how do black people feel⟳ about Affirmative Action?"... I just new I wouldn't have⟳ to keep⟳ sending Gallup polls out to Negroes all around the country. And that is how I found myself starting my junior year in Ms. Gruwell's class.”

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