poll numbers

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poll
noun
uk
/pəʊl/us
/poʊl/
a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject ...
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number
noun
uk
/ˈnʌm.bər/us
/ˈnʌm.bɚ/
(a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting ...
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(Definition ofpollandnumberfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is there an in-built suggestion that clerks at polling stations will be asking people for their poll numbers and cards.
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Poll numbers varied greatly the day before the election and through the election season.
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However, neither official explained why only poll numbers favorable to the government's position have been released to the public, while others were not.
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At each polling station, tellers for each party will collect the unique poll numbers of voters from their polling cards.
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They stand or sit outside the polling station and collect electoral registration numbers (poll numbers) of voters as they enter or leave.
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Huckabee credited divine intervention for his rising poll numbers.
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As her opinion poll numbers sank, her (then-) husband took away more than half of the funds he had pledged to her campaign.
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The resignation of his legal counsel as well as dipping poll numbers may have contributed to his decision to not seek re-election.
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Then his poll numbers went down considerably, to 27% to 5%.
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It was seen as worn-out by some, and its poll numbers fell sharply.
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The poll by poll numbers show the race was evenly divided across the board as no candidate was particularly strong in a geographic area.
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This was the first time in recent political history that a candidate failed to receive a substantial boost in post-convention poll numbers.
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None of the candidates received a significant bounce in their poll numbers after their official announcements.
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The player accomplishes this goal by traveling from state to state and engaging in a variety of activities to either raise money or raise poll numbers.
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Such a statement was immediately exploited by his opponents and sensationalized by the media, resulting in significant drop in his poll numbers from which he never recovered.
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