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ban¹	an unofficial prohibition or condemnation, as by public opinion. [1/3 definitions]
exit poll	an estimate of public opinion on certain candidates or issues that is made by questioning a representative sample of voters as they leave their voting places.
gender gap	a difference between the attitudes or values of men and women as evidenced in voting patterns, public opinion polls, and the like.
poll	an instance of systematic questioning meant to gather information or sample public opinion. [1/10 definitions]
straw vote	an unofficial nonbinding vote or poll taken as a measure of public opinion on an issue.
trial balloon	any tentative action, statement, policy, or program that is released to test public opinion before a final version is put into effect. [1/2 definitions]
weather-wise	skilled in predicting shifts in public opinion, people's feelings, and the like. [1/2 definitions]

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