pollster

n. 民意测验专家,整理民意测验结果的人

Even in closely contested elections, most of the pollsters have called the winners, often by margins close to vote tally. And the pollsters who missed were off by a hair.

即使在胜负极为接近的选举当中，多数民意测验人员都测出了胜利者。胜负差距往往与点票结果接近。测验失误的人也所差微乎其微。