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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
poll
To check the status of an input line, sensor, or memory
location to see if a particular external event has been
registered.
Contrast interrupt.
[{Jargon File]
(1995-01-31)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Poll \Poll\, n. [From Polly, The proper name.]
A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Poll \Poll\, n. [Gr. ? the many, the rabble.]
One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a
degree merely; a passman. [Cambridge Univ., Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Poll \Poll\, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a
bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown
of a hat.]
1. The head; the back part of the head. ``All flaxen was his
poll.'' --Shak.
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2. A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of
heads or individuals.
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We are the greater poll, and in true fear
They gave us our demands. --Shak.
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The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life,
amounts not to fifteen thousand poll. --Shak.
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3. Specifically, the register of the names of electors who
may vote in an election.
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4. The casting or recording of the votes of registered
electors; as, the close of the poll.
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All soldiers quartered in place are to remove . . .
and not to return till one day after the poll is
ended. --Blackstone.
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5. pl. The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to
go to the polls.
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6. The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
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7. (Zo["o]l.) The European chub. See Pollard, 3
(a) .
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Poll book, a register of persons entitled to vote at an
election.
Poll evil (Far.), an inflammatory swelling or abscess on a
horse's head, confined beneath the great ligament of the
neck.
Poll pick (Mining), a pole having a heavy spike on the end,
forming a kind of crowbar.
Poll tax, a tax levied by the head, or poll; a capitation
tax.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Poll \Poll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Polling.]
1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or
end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head;
to poll a tree.
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When he [Absalom] pollled his head. --2 Sam. xiv.
26.
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His death did so grieve them that they polled
themselves; they clipped off their horse and mule's
hairs. --Sir T.
North.
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2. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow
or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to
poll wool; to poll grass.
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Who, as he polled off his dart's head, so sure he
had decreed
That all the counsels of their war he would poll off
like it. --Chapman.
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3. To extort from; to plunder; to strip. [Obs.]
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Which polls and pills the poor in piteous wise.
--Spenser.
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4. To impose a tax upon. [Obs.]
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5. To pay as one's personal tax.
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The man that polled but twelve pence for his head.
--Dryden.
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6. To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to
enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by
one.
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Polling the reformed churches whether they equalize
in number those of his three kingdoms. --Milton.
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7. To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call
forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes
more than his opponent.
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And poll for points of faith his trusty vote.
--Tickell.
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8. (Law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight
line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee?
poll. --Burrill.
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To poll a jury, to call upon each member of the jury to
answer individually as to his concurrence in a verdict
which has been rendered.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Poll \Poll\, v. i.
To vote at an election. --Beaconsfield.
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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
poll v.,n. 1. [techspeak] The action of checking the status of an input
line, sensor, or memory location to see if a particular external event
has been registered. 2. To repeatedly call or check with someone: "I
keep polling him, but he's not answering his phone; he must be swapped
out." 3. To ask. "Lunch? I poll for a takeout order daily."
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Poll \Poll\, n. [From Polly, The proper name.]
A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Poll \Poll\, n. [Gr. ? the many, the rabble.]
One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a
degree merely; a passman. [Cambridge Univ., Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Poll \Poll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Polling.]
1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or
end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head;
to poll a tree.
When he [Absalom] pollled his head. --2 Sam. xiv.
26.
His death did so grieve them that they polled
themselves; they clipped off their horse and mule's
hairs. --Sir T.
North.
2. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow
or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to
poll wool; to poll grass.
Who, as he polled off his dart's head, so sure he
had decreed That all the counsels of their war he
would poll off like it. --Chapman.
3. To extort from; to plunder; to strip. [Obs.]
Which polls and pills the poor in piteous wise.
--Spenser.
4. To impose a tax upon. [Obs.]
5. To pay as one's personal tax.
The man that polled but twelve pence for his head.
--Dryden.
6. To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to
enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by
one.
Polling the reformed churches whether they equalize
in number those of his three kingdoms. --Milton.
7. To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call
forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes
more than his opponent.
And poll for points of faith his trusty vote.
--Tickell.
8. (Law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight
line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee?
poll. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Poll \Poll\, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a
bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown
of a hat.]
1. The head; the back part of the head. ``All flaxen was his
poll.'' --Shak.
2. A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of
heads or individuals.
We are the greater poll, and in true fear They gave
us our demands. --Shak.
The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life,
amounts not to fifteen thousand poll. --Shak.
3. Specifically, the register of the names of electors who
may vote in an election.
4. The casting or recording of the votes of registered
electors; as, the close of the poll.
All soldiers quartered in place are to remove . . .
and not to return till one day after the poll is
ended. --Blackstone.
5. pl. The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to
go to the polls.
6. The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
7. (Zo["o]l.) The European chub. See Pollard, 3
(a) .
Poll book, a register of persons entitled to vote at an
election.
Poll evil (Far.), an inflammatory swelling or abscess on a
horse's head, confined beneath the great ligament of the
neck.
Poll pick (Mining), a pole having a heavy spike on the end,
forming a kind of crowbar.
Poll tax, a tax levied by the head, or poll; a capitation
tax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Poll \Poll\, v. i.
To vote at an election. --Beaconsfield.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
poll
n 1: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a
random sample of people [syn: opinion poll, public
opinion poll, canvass]
2: the top of the head [syn: pate, crown]
3: the part of the head between the ears
4: a tame parrot [syn: poll parrot]
5: the counting of votes (as in an election)
v 1: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
[syn: canvass, canvas]
2: vote in an election at a polling station
3: get the votes of
4: convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: pollard]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
poll
Αγγλικά n.
1 η ψηφοφορία
2 η δημοσκόπηση, έρευνα
3 το εκλογικό τμήμα, οι κάλπη
4 τα μαλλιά
5 το κεφάλι, η κορυφή του κεφάλι
6 οικιακός παπαγάλος
Αγγλικά vb.
1 διενεργώ δημοσκόπηση
2 κόβω τα κέρατα ενός ζώου
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
poll
Catalan n.
chicken (gloss: bird)
Catalan n.
louse (gloss: insect)
Catalan n.
poplar
Dutch vb.
(infl of nl pollen 1 s pres ind ; imp)
Icelandic n.
(inflection of is pollur indef acc s)
Middle English n.
A head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which the hair (normally)
grows
Romanian n.
1 vote, election
2 opinion poll
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Poll
n.
1 (given name en female diminutive=Mary).
2 (n-g: A common pet name for a parrot.)
n.
(surname en from=given names).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
poll
a.
(lb en of kinds of livestock which typically have horns) Bred without
horns, and thus hornless.
alt.
1 (senseid en survey) A survey of people, usually statistically
analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
2 (senseid en vote) A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most
popular choice.
3 A polling place (lb en usually as plural polling places)
4 The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded. (attn
en can "poll" also have another sense synonymous with
"electoral register"?)
5 (senseid en head) (lb en now rare outside veterinary contexts) The
head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
n.
1 (senseid en survey) A survey of people, usually statistically
analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
2 (senseid en vote) A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most
popular choice.
3 A polling place (lb en usually as plural polling places)
4 The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded. (attn
en can "poll" also have another sense synonymous with
"electoral register"?)
5 (senseid en head) (lb en now rare outside veterinary contexts) The
head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
2 (lb en transitive) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
3 (lb en intransitive) To vote#Verb at an election.
4 To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as
votes or voters.
n.
A pet parrot. <!-- should this be capitalized? The Poll page is a
redirect -->
n.
(lb en UK dated Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors
at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Poll
n.
1 (given name en female diminutive=Mary).
2 (n-g: A common pet name for a parrot.)
n.
(surname en from=given names).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
poll
Catalan n.
chicken (gloss: bird)
Catalan n.
louse (gloss: insect)
Catalan n.
poplar
Dutch vb.
(infl of nl pollen 1 s pres ind ; imp)
Icelandic n.
(inflection of is pollur indef acc s)
Middle English n.
A head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which the hair (normally)
grows
Romanian n.
1 vote, election
2 opinion poll
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Poll
n.
1 (given name en female diminutive=Mary).
2 (n-g: A common pet name for a parrot.)
n.
(surname en from=given names).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
poll
Catalan n.
chicken (gloss: bird)
Catalan n.
louse (gloss: insect)
Catalan n.
poplar
Dutch vb.
(infl of nl pollen 1 s pres ind ; imp)
Icelandic n.
(inflection of is pollur indef acc s)
Middle English n.
A head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which the hair (normally)
grows
Scottish Gaelic n.
1 mud, mire
2 pond, pool, bog
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Poll
n.
1 (given name en female diminutive=Mary).
2 (n-g: A common pet name for a parrot.)
n.
(surname en from=given names).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
poll
Englanti n.
mielipidetiedustelu, mielipidekysely, kysely
Englanti vb.
kysyä jkn mielipidettä (''kyselyssä'')
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
poll
Engelska n.
opinionsundersökning
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Poll /pˈəʊl/
إستطلاع الرأي
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
poll //poʊl// //pɔl// //pɔʊl// //pəʊl//
1. гласуване
a formal vote
2. анкета
a survey of a particular group
3. помещение за гкасуване
polling place, a place to vote
4. изборен резултат
the result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
anketa
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
hlasování
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
hlasovat
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
volby
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
průzkum
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
volit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
volby
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
průzkum
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
Abstimmung
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
Umfrage
Note: bei jdm., Befragung
Note: von jdm., Erhebung [soc.]
Note: bei jdm.
Note: zu/über etw.
"online poll of teachers" - Online-Umfrage unter Lehrern, Online-Befragung von Lehrern, Online-Erhebung bei Lehrern
"conduct / carry out / do a survey / a poll" - eine Umfrage / Befragung / Erhebung durchführen
Synonym: survey
see: surveys, polls, pilot survey, representative survey, sentinel survey
Note: of sb. / into/on sth.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
Wahlbeteiligung [pol.]
Synonyms: voter turnout, turnout
see: heavy poll, heavy polling, good turnout, large ballot, poor polling
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
erhalten [Stimmen] , auf sich vereinigen
Note: votes
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
stutzen [Baum]
see: polling, polled
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
λαμβάνω ψήφους
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
poll //poʊl// //pɔl// //pɔʊl// //pəʊl//
1. mielipidemittaus, äänestys
a survey of a particular group
2. äänestyspaikka
polling place, a place to vote
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
poll //poʊl// //pɔl// //pɔʊl// //pəʊl//
1. leikata sarvet
to remove the horns of (an animal)
2. suorittaa mielipidetutkimus
to solicit mock votes from (a person or group)
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
1. वोट प्राप्त करना
"He polled over 50,000 votes."
2. मतग्रहण करना
"Of those polled, seven out of ten said they preffered brown bread."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
anketa, biračko mjesto, broj glasova, brojanje glas, glasanje, glava, lista, popis, spisak, teme
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
1. szavazat
2. szavazás
3. szavazatszámlálás
4. választói névjegyzék
5. szavazóhelyiség
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
poll /pəʊl/
I. 1. ankietowanie, badanie
2. głosowanie
II. 1. ankietować
2. zdobywać
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
poll //poʊl// //pɔl// //pɔʊl// //pəʊl//
opinionsundersökning
a survey of a particular group
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
1. seçimde oylar
2. oy sayısı
3. gayri resmi anket
4. (eski) baş, kafa, kelle. poll tax oy kullanabilmek için ödenen bir vergi
5. şahıs başına ödenen bir vergi. the polls seçim
6. seçim sandığı, gayri resmi anketler.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
poll /pˈəʊl/
1. oyları toplamak, rey almak
2. (seçim listesine) kaydetmek
3. oy vermek
4. anket yapmak
5. (saç veya boynuz) kesmek.
From Irish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:gle-eng ]
poll /pˈaʊl/
hole
From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]
poll
poll
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈpoʊɫ/
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
POLL. A head. Hence poll tax is the name of a tax imposed upon the people at
so much a head. 2. To poll a jury is to require that each juror shall
himself declare what is his verdict. This may be done at the instance of
either party, at any time before the verdict is recorded. 3 Cowen, R. 23.
See 18 John. R. 188. See Deed Poll.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
294 Moby Thesaurus words for "poll":
Australian ballot, Hare system, VAT, abbreviate, abridge, abstract,
ad valorem duty, agenda, alcohol tax, amusement tax, ask,
assessment on default, aye, ballot, ballot box, balloting place,
beadroll, bean, belfry, bob, boil down, book, brow, cadastre,
calendar, call off, call over, call the roll, canvass, canvassing,
capital gains tax, capitation, capitation tax, capsulize, carve,
cast a ballot, casting vote, catalog, census, census report, chalk,
chalk up, check in, checklist, checkroll, chronicle, chump, clip,
compress, condense, conduct a poll, conk, consumer research,
consumer-preference survey, contract, corporation tax, count,
counting heads, crop, crown, cumulative voting, curtail, customs,
customs duty, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short,
death duty, death tax, deciding vote, divide, division, dock,
docket, dome, doomage, dramatis personae, duty, election returns,
elide, enfranchisement, engrave, enroll, enscroll, enter,
enumerate, epitomize, estate duty, estate tax, excess profits tax,
excise, excise tax, export tax, fagot vote, federal tax, figures,
file, fill out, foliate, foreshorten, franchise, gabelle, get,
gift tax, grave, graveyard vote, hand vote, head, head count,
head tax, headpiece, honor roll, impanel, import tax, incise,
income tax, index, inheritance tax, inquiry, inscribe, insert,
internal revenue tax, interview, jot down, jury list, jury panel,
land tax, landslide, lineup, liquor tax, list, list system,
local tax, log, luxury tax, make a memorandum, make a note,
make a survey, make an entry, make out, mark down, matriculate,
measure, minute, mow, muster, muster roll, nay, nip, no, noddle,
noggin, nontransferable vote, noodle, nose count, note, note down,
nuisance tax, number, numerate, official count, opinion poll,
order of business, page, paginate, pate, personal property tax,
place upon record, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plump, plumper,
plural vote, poll tax, pollard, pollbook, polling, polling booth,
polling place, polling station, polls, post, post up,
preferential voting, program, property roll, property tax,
property-increment tax, proportional representation,
protective tariff, provincial tax, proxy, prune,
public-opinion poll, put down, put in writing, put on paper,
put on tape, quantify, quantize, question, questionary,
questionnaire, rates, reap, recap, recapitulate, receive, record,
record vote, recount, reduce, reduce to writing, referendum,
register, representation, retrench, returns, revenue tariff, ridge,
right to vote, rising vote, roll, roll call, roster, rota,
run over, sales tax, salt tax, sample, say, school tax, sconce,
scroll, secret ballot, set down, severance tax, shave, shear,
shorten, show of hands, single vote, snap vote, snub,
specific duty, state tax, straw vote, stunt, suffrage, sum up,
summarize, survey, synopsize, tabulate, take down, take in, tally,
tape, tape-record, tariff, tariff duty, tax roll, telephone tax,
telescope, tell, tidal wave, transferable vote, trim, truncate,
use tax, value added tax, videotape, viva voce, voice, voice vote,
vote, voting, voting booth, voting machine, voting right, win,
window tax, write, write down, write in, write out, write up,
write-in, write-in vote, yea, yeas and nays, yes
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 投票,民意测验,选举人民意;
v. 轮询,获得...票,剪树枝;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 民意调查,民意测验;得票数;人头,人头税,选举名册
v. 投票,作民意调查
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