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straw poll

Definitions

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  • noun idiomatic A survey of opinion which is unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.

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  • noun an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

Etymologies

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It may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blows, in this case, the wind of group opinion.

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. straw vote

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. canvass
  2. opinion poll
  3. poll
  4. public opinion poll

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  • fbharjo commented on the word straw poll

    straw polls are bent out-of-shape?

    November 5, 2010