: 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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Several polls in recent weeks have suggested that a guilty verdict could shift a significant number of voters away from Trump, but pollsters and strategists in both parties doubt that any such effect will be significant or lasting.
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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Presidential elections typically have pollsters keeping a close eye on economic indicators.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Independent analysts and pollsters see little if any political impact from this debate.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
Some pollsters and analysts say these could be the most pivotal elections since those fabled ones in 1994 – with the ANC tipped to get under 50% of the vote for the first time.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 May 2024
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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Presidential elections typically have pollsters keeping a close eye on economic indicators.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
Independent analysts and pollsters see little if any political impact from this debate.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
Some pollsters and analysts say these could be the most pivotal elections since those fabled ones in 1994 – with the ANC tipped to get under 50% of the vote for the first time.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 May 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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