Exit Poll (Noun)
Meaning
A poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The news channel conducted an exit poll to gauge the public's opinion on the newly elected president.
- Exit polls are commonly used by media outlets to make early predictions about the outcome of an election.
- The exit poll results were surprisingly different from the pre-election surveys, and the analysts were left scrambling to explain the discrepancy.
- After reviewing the exit poll data, the campaign strategists realized they needed to shift their focus to different demographics in the next election.
- The exit poll revealed that the most important issue for voters in this election was the economy.