Word Study
exit poll
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun exit poll has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
exit poll,
a survey poll taken by interviewing voters as they leave (exit) the polling place, to determine how they voted and for what reasons; -- it is usually taken by news media to learn at an early time (often before the balloting has finished) who the winners are, and sometimes the reasons for the voters' choices. [PJC]
For further exploring for "exit poll" in Webster Dictionary Online
