exit poll

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Noun exit poll has 1 sense

exit poll(n = noun.cognition) - a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election;

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exit poll,

a survey poll taken by interviewing voters as they leave (exit) the polling place, to determine how they voted and for what reasons; -- it is usually taken by news media to learn at an early time (often before the balloting has finished) who the winners are, and sometimes the reasons for the voters' choices. [PJC]