: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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The ban comes at a fraught time for Milei, whose popularity is now at the lowest of his presidency, according to the AtlasIntel pollster.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The years of headlines stick with voters, Republican pollster Mike Madrid said.
—Andrew Graham
april 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
His podcast with son, managing partner, and pollster Jeremy Zogby, can be heard here.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Micah Roberts, partner at Public Opinion Strategies, the Republican pollster for the survey, said the numbers were not especially troubling to him.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The years of headlines stick with voters, Republican pollster Mike Madrid said.
—Andrew Graham
april 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
His podcast with son, managing partner, and pollster Jeremy Zogby, can be heard here.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Micah Roberts, partner at Public Opinion Strategies, the Republican pollster for the survey, said the numbers were not especially troubling to him.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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pollster
noun
poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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