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straw poll

NOUN
straw vote
Synonyms
WEAK
experimental sample opinion poll public opinion poll random sample straw to show the wind voting poll

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An official straw poll of conference attendees only underlined what by then was obvious.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

Ms. Noem and Mr. Ramaswamy each garnered 15 percent of the vote in the straw poll.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

A Reuters straw poll of two dozen voters around the country found many with little enthusiasm for any party and torn between what they viewed as the least bad choice.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

I conducted a straw poll on one of my mum’s WhatsApp groups.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

The straw poll found former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake to be the most popular candidate for vice president.

From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2023