herding

noun3

1. •
   An act by which individuals are herded.

   • These herdings and stabbings and stranglings occurred five hundred years ago, before America felt the withering touch of Europe. Does that exclude them from our concern? — 2010
2. •
   Manipulation of poll results by a polling organization so that they match those produced from other organizations.

   • Pollsters often engage in a practice known as “herding,” which refers to the tendency to announce results similar to those other organizations have already published. — 2016
3. •
   A hirsel.