election vs poll

election and poll both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
election	Yes	No	No	No
poll	Yes	No	Yes	No

election (noun)	poll (noun)
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice	the counting of votes (as in an election)
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office	the top of the head
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)	the part of the head between the ears
the status or fact of being elected	an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
	a tame parrot

election (verb)	poll (verb)
	convert into a pollard
	get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
	vote in an election at a polling station
	get the votes of