1. push poll - Noun
2. push poll - Verb
push poll (plural push polls)
An opinion poll designed to produce specific results and promote a certain narrative by influencing the views of respondents.
The local paper has just released the results of what can only be described as a push poll. The pollsters fed numerous cherry-picked data points and statistics to respondents before asking their opinions on newly proposed government policies. There can be no doubt that the results would have been different had those interviewed not been led to the conclusions the pollsters wanted.
push poll (third-person singular simple present push polls, present participle push polling, simple past and past participle push polled)
To conduct a push poll or make use of push polls as a campaign or marketing technique.
push-poll (plural push-polls)
Alternative form of push poll
push-poll (third-person singular simple present push-polls, present participle push-polling, simple past and past participle push-polled)
Alternative form of push poll
push-poll