1. A sampling of opinions on a given topic, conducted randomly or obtained from a specified group.
2. The act or process of voting at an election.
3. The result of the counting of votes.
4. (usu. pl.) The place where votes are cast.
poll, vb.
1. To ask how each member of (a group) individually voted (after the verdict was read, the judge polled the jury). [Cases: Criminal Law 874; Trial 325. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1399–1401; Trial§§ 839–845.]
2. To question (people) so as to elicit votes, opinions, or preferences (the committee polled 500 citizens about their views).
3. To receive (a given number of votes) in an election (the third-party candidate polled only 250 votes in the county).
