opinionnairen.
/əˈpɪnjənɛː/, U.S. /əˌpɪnjəˈnɛ(ə)r/ A formulated series of statements, each of which members of a selected group are requested to endorse or reject, used to gather information in a survey; (also, more widely) a questionnaire.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > opinion poll
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1939 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 4 545 Official reports and proceedings..An analysis of opinionnaires on ethnic attitudes, with Special Reference to Limitations and Implications of this Procedure for Collecting Data. Robert K. Merton, Harvard University.
1949 R. K. Merton Social Theory ii. 207 Interview techniques in all their numerous variety..questionnaires, opinionnaires and attitude tests.
1964 P. Meadows in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 450 Researchers, equipped with pencils, pads, and opinionnaires, sought to throw on the screen of national attention the bright beams of percentages and averages of mass opinions.
1973 Jrnl. Genetic Psychol. 122 56 Compliance was defined as correspondence between the child's report on an opinionnaire and the parent's report.
1998 R. M. Thomas Conducting Educ. Res. 173 The..directions explained how respondents should fill out the opinionnaire.
2002 Jrnl. Nursing Scolarship (Nexis) 34 173 A 25-item survey with comparable items to the Physician Opinionnaire, was given to registered nurses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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