: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Unlike the United States government, the French government responded to inflation by capping prices on energy and some food items, and, unlike Joe Biden, Macron wasn’t widely blamed for the cost of eggs, even as French people told pollsters that purchasing power was their top priority.
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
That demographic ended up swinging for Trump, in a move that surprised some pollsters and political analysts.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The 2024 Electoral College map closely resembles the results of the 2016 election, the year Trump defied pollsters and pundits by defeating Hillary Clinton.
2020 Electoral College Map
Joe Biden defeated Trump in 2020, winning 306 Electoral College votes to Trump's 232.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
All five boroughs in New York City shifted to the right, according to analysis from pollster Nate Silver, in some cases by as much as 11 points.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
That demographic ended up swinging for Trump, in a move that surprised some pollsters and political analysts.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The 2024 Electoral College map closely resembles the results of the 2016 election, the year Trump defied pollsters and pundits by defeating Hillary Clinton.
2020 Electoral College Map
Joe Biden defeated Trump in 2020, winning 306 Electoral College votes to Trump's 232.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
All five boroughs in New York City shifted to the right, according to analysis from pollster Nate Silver, in some cases by as much as 11 points.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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