A poll is a snapshot picture of the opinions of persons selected at random, but to represent a certain segment, about usually one issue or event (such as an election), or only a few issues and event, to obtain information about what they are likely to do, or what they think about that one or those few things. The most common are election polls where people are asked what candidate they will vote for or how they will vote on a particular issue. A survey also seeks information from people, but it is usually used to determine future actions by the survey takers, or to include in research to develop better products or programs.
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