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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLLING

Poll "ing, n. Etym: [See Poll the head. ]

 

1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges.

 

2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs. ] E. Hall.

 

3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote. Polling booth, a temporary structure where the voting at an election is done; a polling place.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polling booth

poll ing booth |ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˌbuθ | noun British and Canadian term for voting booth.

 

polling day

poll |ing day noun Brit. the day of a local or general election.

 

polling place

poll ing place (also polling station ) noun a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school.

 

Oxford Dictionary

polling booth

poll |ing booth noun Brit. a compartment with one open side in which one voter at a time stands to mark their ballot paper.

 

polling day

poll |ing day noun Brit. the day of a local or general election.

 

polling station

polling station (N. Amer. also polling place ) noun a building, such as a school or community centre, where voting takes place during an election.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

polling

p ll ing 名詞 U (選挙の )投票 (voting ).~́ b oth ⦅英 ⦆通例 es (投票所の仕切られた )記入用ボックス (⦅米 ⦆voting booth ).~́ d y ⦅英 ⦆投票日 .~́ pl ce ⦅米 ⦆ [st tion ⦅英 ⦆]投票所 .