tonsure vs poll

tonsure and poll both are nouns.

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

As nouns, poll is a hypernym of tonsure; that is, poll is a word with a broader meaning than tonsure:

Other hypernyms of tonsure include crown, pate.

tonsure (noun)	poll (noun)
shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order	the counting of votes (as in an election)
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head	the top of the head
	the part of the head between the ears
	an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
	a tame parrot

tonsure (verb)	poll (verb)
shave the head of a newly inducted monk	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