outpolling
Getting more votes
Outpolling means receiving more votes than another candidate or option in an election or survey.
It's the present participle of outpoll: Despite being a newcomer, she was outpolling the incumbent by double digits.
The word appears almost exclusively in political journalism and polling analysis.
Formal choices recorded
- ballotsVoting forms
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- caucusesClosed political party meetings
electorate · constituency · turnout · precincts · voting booths · campaigns · debates · margins
One who competes against
- opponentOne who contends against
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- defeatingOvercoming in competition
surpassing · overtaking · beating · besting · trouncing · unseating · outperforming · outdistancing
Mass of earth falling
- pluralityLargest share among several
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- gapUnfilled space between
spread · points · percentage · commanding · decisive · narrow · slim · comfortable
Surveys measuring public views
- pollstersElection prediction professionals
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- respondentsThose who answer queries
- approval ratingsPublic opinion percentages
favorability · sentiment · methodology · margins of error · data · trends · forecasts · projections
votes
Formal choices recorded
- ballotsVoting forms
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
caucuses · electorate · constituency · turnout · precincts · voting booths · campaigns · debates · margins · leads
rival
One who competes against
- opponentOne who contends against
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
defeating · surpassing · overtaking · beating · besting · trouncing · unseating · outperforming · outdistancing · prevailing
landslide
Mass of earth falling
- pluralityLargest share among several
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
gap · spread · points · percentage · commanding · decisive · narrow · slim · comfortable · widening
opinion polls
Surveys measuring public views
- pollstersElection prediction professionals
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- respondentsThose who answer queries
approval ratings · favorability · sentiment · methodology · margins of error · data · trends · forecasts · projections · likely voters
outpollingtrailing
Following behind something
underperforming · lagging behind · falling behind · running behind · lagging
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