outpoll
verb[T]
(alsoout-poll)uk/ˌaʊtˈpəʊl/us/ˌaʊtˈpoʊl/to get morevotesthan someoneelsein anelectionoropinionpoll(= whenpeopleareaskedquestionsabout what theythink):
He outpolled all hisrivalsduring September's first round ofvoting.
The Conservatives would need to out-pollLabourby 11% tosecureamajority.
- Inoursurvey,novels,generally, outpollednon-fiction.
- Theeventualwinneroutpolled him by 104,000votes.
- TheGreenPartyoutpolled the Liberal Democrats in thecity.
- She outpolled heropponentinalmosteverysignificantsub-group of theelectorate.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- proxy voting
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
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Questioning people & asking questions in general