: 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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That was up from a month ago, when a survey conducted by pollsters with Insider Advantage between April 30 and May 1 put Trump's approval rating at 46 percent, while 44 percent disapproved.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Around Memorial Day, pollsters often ask Americans about their summer vacation plans.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The pollsters came back with Jordan’s name as the No. 1 reason, according to almost 47 percent of respondents.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 2 June 2025
But Patrick Gonzales, a longtime Maryland politics pollster, said Trump has won the same one-third of the Maryland vote in each of the last three presidential elections.
—Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Around Memorial Day, pollsters often ask Americans about their summer vacation plans.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The pollsters came back with Jordan’s name as the No. 1 reason, according to almost 47 percent of respondents.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 2 June 2025
But Patrick Gonzales, a longtime Maryland politics pollster, said Trump has won the same one-third of the Maryland vote in each of the last three presidential elections.
—Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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pollster
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poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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