push poll

push poll
n.
A series of calls, masquerading as a public-opinion poll, in which people who support a particular candidate offer negative information about a rival candidate.
Example Citation:
A legitimate public-opinion poll seeks to tally the views of the respondents, while a push poll gets its name from its intention to push voters away from an opponent and toward the candidate who paid for the calls.
— Mike Allen, "Candidate Is Assailed for Using 'Poll' to Get Support," The New York Times, September 13, 1998
Earliest Citation:
Mike Bird and Dick Sargent held their third debate with Bruce Benson Thursday. No blows were struck.
That normally wouldn't be news, but when Bird threatened to punch Benson in the nose earlier this week, it looked as though the Republican governor's race was headed for a Miller Lite TV commercial. . . .
Bird also continues to be outraged by a ''push poll'' conducted by Benson last week in Colorado Springs that was designed to alert voters to Bird's alleged political failures. Actually, Bird should be flattered that Benson is worried enough to conduct one.
— Peter Blake, "Bird still boiling over chicken attack," Denver Rocky Mountain News, July 29, 1994
Related Words: Category:

New words. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • push poll — push′ poll n. gov a seemingly unbiased telephone survey that is actually conducted by supporters of a particular candidate and disseminates negative information about an opponent • Etymology: 1990–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • Push poll — A push poll is a political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a poll. In a push poll, large numbers of respondents are contacted, and… …   Wikipedia

  • push poll — a seemingly unbiased telephone survey that is actually conducted by supporters of a particular candidate and disseminates negative information about an opponent. [1990 95] * * * n. an ostensible opinion poll in which the true objective is to sway …   Useful english dictionary

  • push poll — noun a campaign technique in which a fake poll is used to alter the views of respondents. Push polls are generally viewed as form of negative campaigning. The term is also sometimes used incorrectly to refer to actual polls which test political… …   Wiktionary

  • push poll — noun an ostensible opinion poll in which the true objective is to sway voters using loaded questions. Derivatives push polling noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • push poll — /pʊʃ ˈpɒl/ (say poosh pol) noun a poll of voters that includes questions that have no purpose other than to slur an opposing candidate. –push polling, noun …  

  • push poll — pseudo poll in which supporters of a candidate conduct biased surveys intended to disparage the opponent (the questions are formed in a way that highlights the opponent s faults) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • push poll — a seemingly unbiased telephone survey that is actually conducted by supporters of a particular candidate and disseminates negative information about an opponent. [1990 95] * * * …   Universalium

  • Push e-mail — is used to describe e mail systems that provide an always on capability, in which new e mail is actively transferred (pushed) as it arrives by the mail delivery agent (MDA) (commonly called mail server) to the mail user agent (MUA), also called… …   Wikipedia

  • Push technology — Push technology, or server push, describes a style of Internet based communication where the request for a given transaction originates with the publisher or central server. It is contrasted with pull technology, where the request for the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”