: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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But Patrick Gonzales, a longtime Maryland politics pollster, said Trump has won the same one-third of the Maryland vote in each of the last three presidential elections.
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Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
But when pollsters read biographies of Democratic candidates, Sage established a slight lead over Ernst.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Again and again, voters told pollsters that the president was too old to run for reelection.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
Co-grader John Zogby, a Democratic pollster, said recession warnings are flashing and highlighted polling that showed voter concerns about the president’s policies.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
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Ariel Sheinberg, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
But when pollsters read biographies of Democratic candidates, Sage established a slight lead over Ernst.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Again and again, voters told pollsters that the president was too old to run for reelection.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
Co-grader John Zogby, a Democratic pollster, said recession warnings are flashing and highlighted polling that showed voter concerns about the president’s policies.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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