noun
plural polls
[count] :an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something
[count] :the record of votes that were made by people in an election - usually plural
[noncount] Brit :the number of votes made in an election
the polls :the places where people vote during an election
verb
polls; polled; polling
[+ obj] to ask (several or many people) a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something
to receive (a specified number or percentage of votes) in an election