pollster

as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for

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Recent Examples of pollster But numerous pollsters have found Trump clearly in the negative in recent weeks. Jared Gans, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025 Supporters cast Putin, who Russian pollsters say has approval ratings of above 85%, as a savior who pushed back against an arrogant West and put an end to the chaos which accompanied the 1991 disintegration of the Soviet Union. Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 Trump's disapproval rating is at 43 percent—a similar level to November 2018, when Republicans lost the House, according to CNN pollster Harry Enten. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 Though the race has been tightening, the Liberals have been buoyed by a surge of anger at Mr. Trump’s bellicose behavior, and pollsters say they are favored to defeat the Conservatives in Monday’s federal elections. Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pollster
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interviewer
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  • Per Variety and Deadline, the 12 interviewers were offered the opportunity to speak to the trio for 20 minutes as a group after initially being given 15 minutes in two groups of six.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Editors’ Picks Darren Criss Does the Robot Image Throughout her career, Ms. Sagan was defiant, facing interviewers with a brittle sophistication.
    Sadie Stein, New York Times, 14 May 2025

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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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