: a sampling of public opinion on a particular issue or of the degree of information among the public about a particular thing or of opinion or information in a particular group taken by questioning a representative cross section
belongs certainly among the most remarkable stars visible with the naked eye; a Gallup poll among amateurs and professional astronomers alike would undoubtedly confirm this—Sky & Telescope
contests of all kinds, questionnaires, and Gallup polls have become enormously popular—Westralian Farmers Co-operative Gazette
we can … find out who are the supporters only by organized inquiries and Gallup polls—Barbara & Robert North
an amateur Gallup poll to discover what modern American short-story writers are well known to the intelligent reading public in England—Times Literary Supplement
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after George H. Gallup, born 1901 American statistician
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