A poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station, used to predict the outcome of an election.

A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual. / (US) A tax that must be paid in order to vote.

A poll of the opinion of randomly chosen persons, used to represent the opinion of the public, conducted by George Gallup or one the companies he founded.

(idiomatic) A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.

plural of poll book

(historical) An official register, formerly used to record votes at an election.

(obsolete) an inflammation identical with fistulous withers except that it is on the poll of a horse

(dated) A tame parrot. / (archaic, slang) A talkative, gossiping woman.

(transitive, dated) To speak, repeat, or imitate something like a parrot. / (intransitive, dated) To chatter like a parrot.

(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station