hired gun poll

hired

— adjective having services engaged for a fee hired hands a hired gun — adjective (= chartered) hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers a chartered plane the chartered buses arrived on time

gun Noun

— A gun is a weapon that sends bullets through its metal tube.

gun Verb

— To make an engine work fast by opening its throttle. I gunned the engine and passed his car. — If someone is gunned down, they are shot by something, usually a gun. He was gunned down by a hitman.

poll Noun

— A poll is a process of asking people for their opinions about something and counting the results. The latest Newsweek poll suggests 65% of the public is dissatisfied with the president. She was extremely concerned about recent opinion polls showing a decline in her popularity. Senator McCain continues to hold a two-point lead in the daily tracking poll. We conducted our own poll of smokers under 18 and we found roughly the same numbers. The latest poll indicates that her lead is down to 6 points. According to one poll, almost two-thirds of New York City voters opposed the plan. An Ohio poll released in February 2008 showed the economy as the most important issue. — If people go to the polls, they vote in an election. Voters go to the polls eight days from now.

poll Verb

— If you poll people, you ask them for their opinion about something and you count the results. Seventy percent of those polled said that the U.S. military was making the security situation worse in Iraq.