poll vs survey

poll and survey both are nouns.

poll and survey both are verbs.

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

As verbs, survey is a hypernym of poll; that is, survey is a word with a broader meaning than poll:

poll: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
survey: make a survey of; for statistical purposes

poll (noun)	survey (noun)
the counting of votes (as in an election)	the act of looking or seeing or observing
the top of the head	a detailed critical inspection
the part of the head between the ears	short descriptive summary (of events)
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
a tame parrot

poll (verb)	survey (verb)
convert into a pollard	consider in a comprehensive way
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions	plot a map of (land)
vote in an election at a polling station	make a survey of; for statistical purposes
get the votes of	hold a review (of troops)
	look over carefully or inspect
	keep under surveillance

Difference between poll and survey

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