🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

여론조사

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yeoronjosa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Poll/poʊl/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"최신 여론조사 결과가 발표되었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of voting in an election or a record of the votes cast.

    "The latest opinion poll shows a tight race between the two candidates."
As verb
  1. 1

    To record the opinion or vote of a group of people.

    "The news organization polled registered voters about their economic concerns."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, likely originating from Germanic or Low German roots meaning head or top of the head. Over time, the term shifted from referring to the counting of individuals by their heads (poll tax) to recording votes in an election, and finally to modern public opinion surveying.

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