gallup poll
(ˈgæl əp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
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resolution
Webster Dictionary
that which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting
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trial balloon
(trial balloon)
Princeton's WordNet
a test of public opinion
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foment
(agitate, foment, stir up)
Princeton's WordNet
try to stir up public opinion
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agitate
(agitate, foment, stir up)
Princeton's WordNet
try to stir up public opinion
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stir up
(agitate, foment, stir up)
Princeton's WordNet
try to stir up public opinion
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headcounter
(pollster, poll taker, headcounter, canvasser)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
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canvasser
(pollster, poll taker, headcounter, canvasser)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
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pollster
(pollster, poll taker, headcounter, canvasser)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
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poll taker
(pollster, poll taker, headcounter, canvasser)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
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don't-know
(don't-know)
Princeton's WordNet
a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll
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spin
(spin)
Princeton's WordNet
a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
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public opinion poll
(poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass)
Princeton's WordNet
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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poll
(poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass)
Princeton's WordNet
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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plebiscite
(plebiscite)
Princeton's WordNet
a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
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opinion poll
(poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass)
Princeton's WordNet
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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canvass
(poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass)
Princeton's WordNet
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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controversy
(ˈkɒn trəˌvɜr si;)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a public dispute concerning a matter of opinion.
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pollster
(ˈpoʊl stər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one who conducts public-opinion polls.
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bar
Webster Dictionary
any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God
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ban
(æn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion.
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ground swell
(ground swell)
Princeton's WordNet
an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression
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air
Webster Dictionary
to expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion
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verdict
Webster Dictionary
decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to be condemned by the verdict of the public
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repute
Webster Dictionary
character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate
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fame
Webster Dictionary
report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington
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repute
Webster Dictionary
specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute
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establish
Webster Dictionary
to secure public recognition in favor of; to prove and cause to be accepted as true; as, to establish a fact, usage, principle, opinion, doctrine, etc
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majority opinion
(majority opinion)
Princeton's WordNet
the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
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party
Webster Dictionary
a number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy
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