opinion poll

noun

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

Similar
opinionairepollpublic opinion pollcanvass

Meanings

nounopinion poll (plural opinion polls)

plural opinion polls

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

    Synonyms: opinionaire

Synonyms & antonyms

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

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
pollpublic opinion pollcanvass
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 民意調查 /民意调查, 民意測驗 /民意测验
  • 民意調查 /民意调查 (mínyì diàochá)poll
  • 民意測驗 /民意测验 (mínyì cèyàn)poll
  • 輿論調查 /舆论调查 (yúlùn diàochá)poll
  • 民調 /民调 (míndiào)poll
Danish meningsmåling
  • meningsmålingpoll
Dutch opiniepeiling
  • opiniepeilingpoll
Finnish mielipidekysely, mielipidemittaus
  • mielipidekyselypoll
  • mielipidemittauspoll
  • kannatuskyselypoll
French sondage d'opinion
  • sondage d'opinionpoll
German Meinungsumfrage, Meinungsforschung
  • Meinungsumfragepoll
  • Meinungsforschungpoll
  • Meinungsbefragungpoll
  • Demoskopiepoll
Greek δημοσκόπηση, σφυγμομέτρηση
  • δημοσκόπηση (dimoskópisi)poll
  • σφυγμομέτρηση (sfygmométrisi)poll
Hindi जनमत
  • जनमत (janmat)poll
Hungarian közvélemény-kutatás
  • közvélemény-kutatáspoll
Icelandic könnun, fylgiskönnun
  • könnunpoll
  • fylgiskönnunpoll
  • skoðanakönnunpoll
  • viðhorfskönnunpoll
Indonesian jajak pendapat
  • jajak pendapatpoll
Japanese 世論調査
  • 世論調査poll
Korean 여론조사
  • 여론조사 (yeoronjosa)poll
Norwegian meningsmåling
  • meningsmålingpoll
Polish sondaż
  • sondażpoll
Portuguese pesquisa de opinião
  • pesquisa de opiniãopoll
Russian опро́с обще́ственного мне́ния
  • опро́с обще́ственного мне́ния (oprós obščéstvennovo mnénija)poll
Spanish sondeo de opinión, encuesta de opinión
  • sondeo de opiniónpoll
  • encuesta de opiniónpoll
Swahili uchunguzi wa maoni
  • uchunguzi wa maonipoll
Swedish opinionsundersökning, opinionsmätning
  • opinionsundersökningpoll
  • opinionsmätningpoll
Vietnamese (cuộc) thăm dò ý kiến
  • (cuộc) thăm dò ý kiếnpoll
Cite this entry
APA

opinion poll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opinion%20poll

MLA

“opinion poll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opinion%20poll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opinion poll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opinion%20poll.

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