exit poll
noun
: a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners
exit polling
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Germany's conservatives are projected to win the national election on Sunday while the controversial far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party records its best-ever results in an election, exit polls showed.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
At Die Linke’s election-viewing party in Berlin, the crowd erupted into cheers when early exit polls flashed across the screen.
—Tatiana Firsova, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) tumbled to their worst result since World War II, with 16.5% of the vote share, according to the ZDF exit poll.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Germany’s rightward turn Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union, addresses supporters after the first exit polls in the German general elections were announced Sunday in Berlin.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
At Die Linke’s election-viewing party in Berlin, the crowd erupted into cheers when early exit polls flashed across the screen.
—Tatiana Firsova, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) tumbled to their worst result since World War II, with 16.5% of the vote share, according to the ZDF exit poll.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Germany’s rightward turn Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union, addresses supporters after the first exit polls in the German general elections were announced Sunday in Berlin.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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