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exit poll
noun
: a method of predicting the result of an election by asking people who they voted for as they leave the place where they voted
Full Definition of EXIT POLL
: a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners
— exit polling noun
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First Known Use of EXIT POLL
1980
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