Definitions
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- noun a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll
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Examples
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Maybe, but that would explain the don't-know category, not the he's-a-Muslim category.
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Maybe, but that would explain the don't-know category, not the he's-a-Muslim category.
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Was this a cop-out or was she practicing what Buddhists call the "don't-know mind" - that there are things we can never understand, that make sense only when we stop trying to make sense of them?
Perry Garfinkel: Finding Peace in Purgatory: A Zen Perspective On The Holocaust 2008
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The Guardian, on the other hand, today cited “Labour strategists” who believe that the referendum can be won, claiming that almost half of the 50% declared no voters their estimate are persuadable, as are the 30% in the don't-know camp.
Two thirds want to stay in EU Richard 2004
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Scott had more don't-know moments and even in his own assessment, it was one of the worst appearances of his campaign.
BangorDailyNews.com - News By Christopher Cousins BDN Staff 2010
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The don't-know vote was between 15 and 18 per cent. "
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