A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
Intense study of someone or something.
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.