polling

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poll|ing /p'oʊlɪŋ/
[N-UNCOUNT]
Polling is the act of voting in an election.
There has been a busy start to polling in today's local elections...
= votingpoll|ing booth (polling booths)
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Polling booths are the places where people go to vote in an election.
In Darlington, queues formed at some polling booths.
= polling station
2 [N-COUNT]
A polling booth is one of the partly enclosed areas in a polling station, where people can vote in private.
When you are there, in the polling booth, nobody can see where you put your cross.poll|ing day
[N-UNCOUNT]
Polling day is the day on which people vote in an election. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use election day)poll|ing place (polling places)
[N-COUNT]
A polling place is the same as a polling station. (AM)poll|ing sta|tion (polling stations)
[N-COUNT]
A polling station is a place where people go to vote at an election. It is often a school or other public building. (BRIT; in AM, use polling place)
Queues formed even before polling stations opened.

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