# go to the polls

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/go-to-the-polls
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To vote.

## Examples

- Citizens go to the polls today to choose a new leader.
- Voters will go to the polls this weekend to decide on the proposed changes to the city tax law.
- As the nation faces a period of significant political uncertainty, millions of people are expected to go to the polls to cast their ballots in this decisive election.

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