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Definition
Exit poll; an election survey taken immediately after voters leave the polling station.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the surveys conducted outside polling stations to gauge voter sentiment before official results are announced. It is a technical term frequently heard in news reports and political discussions during election periods in Hong Kong. Unlike general surveys, this term is strictly tied to the context of voting and elections.
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Did you just do an exit poll?
Exit poll results are usually not accurate.
Related words
Common phrases
conduct an exit poll
exit poll data
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general public opinion polls, but it is specifically limited to the act of polling voters as they leave a voting location.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
