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Definition of Gallup poll™ noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Gallup poll™

noun

/ˈɡæləp pəʊl/

/ˈɡæləp pəʊl/

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a way of finding out public opinion by asking a typical group of people questionsTopics Opinion and argumentc2
Word Origin1940s: named after George H. Gallup (1901–84), the American statistician who devised the method.

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