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straw poll

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straw poll chiefly US, Canadian, and NZ, vote
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an unofficial poll or vote taken to determine the opinion of a group or the public on some issue
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Noun1.straw poll - an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
straw vote
opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll, canvass - an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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straw poll n → sondaggio d'opinione (su un campione scelto a caso)
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Cooney dismissed the significance of what he said was a straw poll taken among one hurler and footballer from each county.
NO ANSWER, NO CHANGE by The Mirror (London, England)
We would love Huddersfield to have a facility like this - in a straw poll of 60 pupils this came out as the top suggestion.
An ice idea; Mailbag by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
But given the results of our straw poll yesterday it looks like it won't have many takers.
Record View: A piece too far by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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