as in interviewers
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 pollsters
While incumbent governments often struggle in mid-term elections, pollsters forecast that Labour could lose the most council seats since Conservative former Prime Minister John Major lost more than 2,000 in 1995, when his government was mired in endless corruption scandals.
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Andrew MacAskill, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Both pollsters surveyed respondents via text message, phone and web.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
It was released by the Colorado Polling Institute and conducted by a team of Democratic and Republican pollsters.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Most Israelis still back the campaign, according to multiple pollsters.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet none of them have made gains since the winter, leading pollsters sympathetic to Democrats to warn last month that there was a 20% chance that voters would see a Hilton-Bianco race come fall.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Potentially losing support from a large chunk of voters within the city of Los Angeles, who many say are more likely to vote for tax increases then voters in the county as a whole, could portend a negative outcome for the measure, pollsters and others pundits say.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
When pollsters recently asked Americans to choose between the two, 80% said personal finance should be required for all students, compared to 69% for economics.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Paul Shumaker of Capitol Communications, one of the pollsters, said Whatley's immediate challenge is building name recognition.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Andrew MacAskill, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Both pollsters surveyed respondents via text message, phone and web.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
It was released by the Colorado Polling Institute and conducted by a team of Democratic and Republican pollsters.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Most Israelis still back the campaign, according to multiple pollsters.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet none of them have made gains since the winter, leading pollsters sympathetic to Democrats to warn last month that there was a 20% chance that voters would see a Hilton-Bianco race come fall.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Potentially losing support from a large chunk of voters within the city of Los Angeles, who many say are more likely to vote for tax increases then voters in the county as a whole, could portend a negative outcome for the measure, pollsters and others pundits say.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
When pollsters recently asked Americans to choose between the two, 80% said personal finance should be required for all students, compared to 69% for economics.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Paul Shumaker of Capitol Communications, one of the pollsters, said Whatley's immediate challenge is building name recognition.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollsters
interviewers
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However, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office ultimately dropped charges against Santana after the 17-year-old accuser recanted his statements to prosecutors, television interviewers and on social media, according to court records.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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It was conducted by phone using live interviewers, by text, or online.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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“Pollsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollsters. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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