HyperDic: exit_poll

English > 1 sense of the expression *exit poll*:
NOUN	cognition	exit poll	a poll of voters as they leave the voting place

English > *exit poll*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
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.
Broader	poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass	An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people