polling
nounUK /ˈpəʊlɪŋ/
US /ˈpoʊlɪŋ/
Asking many people the same question to find out what most of them think.
The polling showed that most people wanted a new park.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of voting in an election.
Polling takes place at the local school on Tuesday.
3. Checking a computer or device regularly to see if there is new information.
The app uses polling to fetch new messages every minute.
4. The process of recording votes as people cast them.
Polling was slow because many people arrived at once.