push poll

短语

推手民调（指以民调之名行影响民意之实的民意调查, 这种调查的真正目的不是收集人们的意见, 而是影响人们的看法）

词形变化

push polls 复数 push polls 三单 push polling 现在分词 push polled 过去式 push polled 过去分词

别名

push-poll

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An opinion poll designed to produce specific results and promote a certain narrative by influencing the views of respondents.

    The local paper has just released the results of what can only be described as a push poll. The pollsters fed numerous cherry-picked data points and statistics to respondents before asking their opinions on newly proposed government policies. There can be no doubt that the results would have been different had those interviewed not been led to the conclusions the pollsters wanted.

v.
  1. 1.

    To conduct a push poll or make use of push polls as a campaign or marketing technique.

词源

From push (“to sell or promote”) + poll (“survey”). Also references pull, the opposite of push.

来源：wiktionary