From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpolling dayˈpolling day noun [countable] British EnglishPPV the day on which people vote in an election
Examples from the Corpus
polling day• There again, I always get gloomy just before polling day.• On Thursday night, he appeared before 3,500 party faithful in the north of Paris in his last rally before polling day.• The document appeared in the press shortly before polling day and swung many votes against MacDonald.• The Representation of the People Act 1969 extended the franchise to persons aged 18 or more on polling day.• On polling day itself, the worst unemployment figures for 30 years were announced.• The outcome may well depend on who copes best with the long run in to polling day.• Immediately prior to polling day the Alliance played the extremist card.• Senior Conservatives now concede privately that they are likely to remain behind until polling day. 