gal|lup

gal|lup
gal|lup «GAL uhp», intransitive verb, transitive verb.
to make a poll; to poll: »

Several languages that had no word for polling, including Greek, acquired a new verb for it: to gallup (Newsweek).

[< Gallup (poll)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • lup — fe·lup; gal·lup; gal·lup·tious; kel·lup·weed; puy·al·lup; vo·lup·tu·ate; vo·lup·tu·os·i·ty; vo·lup·tu·ous; vo·lup·tu·ous·ly; vo·lup·tu·ous·ness; vo·lup·tu·ary; ga·lup·tious; …   English syllables

  • gal — ae·de·a·gal; al·gal; al·gal al·gal; an·a·gal·lis; an·thra·gal·lol; as·tra·gal; ba·sif·u·gal; ben·gal·ee; brin·gal; cel·lif·u·gal; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; chen·gal; con·ju·gal; cor·ti·cif·u·gal; don·e·gal;… …   English syllables

  • gallup — gal·lup …   English syllables

  • gallup — gal|lup sb. (fk.) …   Dansk ordbog

  • Gallup,George Horace — Gal·lup (gălʹəp), George Horace. 1901 1984. American public opinion analyst. Through his techniques of polling the public, he accurately predicted the outcome of the 1936 presidential election. Gallup polls have been used regularly ever since. *… …   Universalium

  • Gallupinstitut — Gal|lup|in|sti|tut* [auch gɛləp...] das; [e]s <nach seinem Begründer, dem amerik. Statistiker G. H. Gallup, 1901 1984> amerik. Forschungsinstitut zur Erforschung der öffentlichen Meinung …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Gallup poll — Gal|lup poll [ gæləp ,poul ] TRADEMARK a way of finding out what most people think about an issue by asking a number of them questions, especially in order to find out how they will vote in an election …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • galluptious — gal·lup·tious …   English syllables

  • Gallup — Gal•lup [[t]ˈgæl əp[/t]] n. big George Horace, 1901–84, U.S. statistician …   From formal English to slang

  • Gallup poll — Gal′lup poll n. gov a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue • Etymology: 1935–40; after G. H. Gallup …   From formal English to slang

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