Melania Trump

Because of who my husband is, and our life, and also he is number one in the polls - well, you take that all together, and people are very curious about me. I'm choosing not to go political in public because that is my husband's job. I'm very political in private life, and between me and my husband, I know everything that is going on.

American First Lady

Kristen Soltis Anderson

There's a lot of work to be done in the polling world, and a need to continue to rethink how we do what we do. We also need to be more open to the idea that any one input - in this case, polls - may not be the only way to hear what people are saying.

American Writer

Florence Kelley

On the one hand, she is cut off from the protection awarded to her sisters abroad; on the other, she has no such power to defend her interests at the polls, as is the heritage of her brothers at home.

American Activist

Adam Hasner

What people are looking for are candidates and representatives that are going to work hard, tell it like it is. I'm unafraid to do things when it doesn't poll well.

American Politician

Erma Bombeck

I haven't trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I've never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.

American Journalist

Hosni Mubarak

I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it.

Egyptian Statesman

Louis B. Rosenberg

A swarm finds the solution people best agree upon. It optimizes collective support, whereas a poll tells us how we disagree.

American Inventor

Lawrence O'Donnell

In pre-election polling, momentum is more important than position, and in primary polling, national numbers are useless.

Tzipi Livni

The role of a leader is to create a reality and not to be influenced by polls.

Israeli Politician

Kellyanne Conway

The errors in media polling rarely benefit a Republican.

American Businesswoman

Used to discuss formal voting, often for laws or officials.

Election Context

Common in discussions about elections and political opinions.

Political Discussions

Refers to the numerical outcome from voting.

Quantitative Result

Used to gauge how popular a candidate or proposal is.

Measure Popularity

Involves questioning a group to discover common viewpoints.

Gathering Opinions

Often used by businesses to understand consumer preferences.

Market Research

This usage is mostly related to animals, often in medical or grooming contexts.

Specific to Animals

Not commonly used to describe human heads, unless in certain industries.

Not for People

Especially relevant to farming and livestock ownership.

Livestock Identification

It's a term with specific meaning in Australian agricultural contexts.

Australian Usage

 Well, let me ask you this question. How many of you think there are more males or more females in the world? Let me take a poll. How many of you think there are more males in the world? Hands up, please. How many of you think -- a few -- how many of you there are more females in the world? Okay, most of you.

Sheryl WuDunn: Our...

 And the thing is, the present tense is where we live. We go to meetings in the present tense; we go on family vacations in the present tense; we go to the polls and vote in the present tense. So effectively, we all kind of wind up traveling through life, trapped in this little bubble

On being wrong PIPE Kathryn...

 about well you know an 8% of the public according to one poll is actually being abducted by them hauled out of their bedrooms for experiments their mom all right so you know I mean maybe it improves their social life who's to say I think it's no different than then then

The Science of Alien...

 Scientists tell us that the world is warming. Scientists tell us that vaccines are safe. But how do we know if they are right? Why should be believe the science? The fact is, many of us actually don't believe the science. Public opinion polls consistently show

Naomi Oreskes: Why we...

 and speak languages we don't speak, and we don't know anyone who speaks those languages. Because in order to achieve on this great mission, we have to be able to do it. Incidentally, they did pull it off. And they released the first-ever world poll.

David Logan: Tribal...

 Only this time no one is comfortable admitting their supporting the troll is still shameful, and nobody wants to express support of a dragon who murdered his way into the race. But your job is your job. How do you conduct an accurate poll now?

Can you solve the...

 employees who were in various parts of our facilities because we had outsourced that that we're getting less than the minimum wage and I think you know one thing that we heard in our polling supply chain issues are really important

America’s most just...

 Whoops! This happens all the time because public opinion polls are either inaccurate or misleading. So, why are they wrong? And why do we keep using them? First, let's start with an important sample.

Pros and cons of public...

 I'll be ready in just a minute, darling. It's just what I've always wanted. You were great. Deception, it's a fundamental part of life. Now polls show that men tell twice as many lies as women --

The magic of truth and...

 particularly near the polls huge storms stir the depths and enrich the surface waters and here in the South Atlantic the seas are the roughest on the planet

Poll