A very large bear, Ursus maritimus, found in the Arctic Circle, white in appearance and very furry.

A police force operating in secrecy and outside the normal boundaries of law and hidden from the public, usually in support of a totalitarian government's political policies to suppress political dissent through the use of methods including intimidation, violence, and surveillance.

A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. / A formal election. / A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)

(transitive) To take, record the votes of (an electorate). / (transitive) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group). / (intransitive) To vote at an election.

(of kinds of livestock which typically have horns) Bred without horns, and thus hornless.

A pet parrot.

(UK, dated, Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.

(politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc. / (political science) A politically organized unit; a state.

The systematic study of government and politics. / The analytical study of public policy and policies, past, present, and prospective.

A lively dance originating in Bohemia. / The music for this dance. / A polka jacket.