straw poll
straw poll · straw polls
inoffizielle Umfrage, unverbindliche Abstimmung, Meinungsbild, Blitzumfrage
A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hocA survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.
unverbindliche Abstimmung, Probeabstimmung, inoffizielle Umfrage
an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
Translations
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By meaning 1
unofficial survey of opinion:
Origin
It may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blowIt may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blows: in this case, the metaphorical wind of group opinion.
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Forms
plural: straw polls| Singular | straw poll |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue:straw vote