Gallup poll™
noun/ˈɡæləp pəʊl/
/ˈɡæləp pəʊl/
- a way of finding out public opinion by asking a typical group of people questionsTopics Opinion and argumentc2Word Origin1940s: named after George H. Gallup (1901–84), the American statistician who devised the method.
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