exit polling

collocation in English

meaningsofexitandpoll

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exit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈek.sɪt/us
/ˈek.sɪt/
the door through which you might leave a building or ...
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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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(Definition ofexitandpollfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexit polling

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It is clear that the early release ofexitpollingdata can and does materially affect election results.
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There is nothing to banexitpollingof early voting.
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I am happy to say that in the 1992 general election theexitpollingwas completely wrong.
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Such an amendment is necessary because local authorities in a pilot would not have the power individually to banexitpolling.
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Others point out this could be explained by poorexitpollingtechniques or all discrepancies may be within the margin of error.
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It was the first time a broadcast network usedexitpollingto project a winner, and took the other broadcast networks by surprise.
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According toexitpolling, 67% of the audience was over 35 and 52% was male.
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According toexitpolling, 63% of the audience was 25 years old and up and evenly split between genders.
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Exitpollingshowed that 60% of the audience was female and that 58% were 30 years old and up.
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However,exitpollingcast great doubt as to the accuracy of the reported count, suggesting that the vote count had been corrupted.
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Exitpollingsuggested that corruption was a key issue for many voters.
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Exitpollingshowed strong commercial potential across a range of audiences.
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