STRAW POLL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

Synonyms:

straw poll; straw vote

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("straw poll" is a kind of...):

canvass; opinion poll; poll; public opinion poll (an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)

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