re-poll
noun[C]
(alsorepoll)uk/ˈriːˌpəʊl/us/ˈriːˌpoʊl/Indian English
atimewhenpeoplehave tovoteagain in anelection, usually because of aproblemwith the way it was done the firsttime:
Thedistrictelectionsdepartmentis todeployfiftygovernmentofficialstoholdthe re-poll in thevillage.
atimewhenpeopleareaskedtheiropinionsagain:
It's not anexitpoll, but a re-poll ofpeoplethey'vepreviouslyspokento.
Can you do a repoll of the samequestion?
- Until the re-poll isheld, the Election Secretariat hassuspendedthereleaseof thedistrictresult.
- Theconductof theelectionorganizerswasinvestigated,leadingto afullre-poll.
- A re-poll is to beheldat the town'spollingstationfollowingcancellationof the vote-countingoperation.
- The Commissioner of Elections hasordereda re-pollfollowingreportsthat agangenteredthepollingstationandremovedtheballotpapers.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Expressing and asking opinions
re-poll
verb[IorT]
(alsorepoll)uk/ˌriːˈpəʊl/us/ˈriːˌpoʊl/toaskpeoplefortheiropinionsagain or toaskthem tovoteagain:
RepublicanscriticizedDemocrats for notagreeingto repollresidentsin thewealthierneighbourhoods.
Electionofficialssaid that allsideshadagreednot to re-poll in theareashitbyviolence.
- Now thecoastguardisaskingtheorganizationtoonceagain re-poll thecommunity.
- Monitoringgroupshavecriticizedthedecisionby the Commissioner of Elections not to re-poll theelectorate.
- Reuters re-polled the sameeconomistsand a few more for goodmeasure.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Expressing and asking opinions