straw vote

straw vote
Synonyms and related words:
Australian ballot, Hare system, aye, ballot, barometer, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, division, enfranchisement, fagot vote, feeler, franchise, graveyard vote, hand vote, list system, nay, no, nontransferable vote, pilot balloon, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote, poll, polling, preferential voting, probe, proportional representation, proxy, random sample, record vote, referendum, representation, right to vote, rising vote, sample, say, secret ballot, show of hands, single vote, snap vote, sound, sounder, suffrage, transferable vote, trial balloon, viva voce, voice, voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, weather vane, weathercock, write-in, write-in vote, yea, yeas and nays, yes

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  • straw vote — straw′ vote n. gov an unofficial vote taken to determine the general trend of opinion on a givenissue. Also called straw′ poll …   From formal English to slang

  • straw vote — ☆ straw vote or straw poll n. an unofficial vote or poll taken to determine general group opinion on a given issue …   English World dictionary

  • straw vote — noun an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue • Syn: ↑straw poll • Hypernyms: ↑poll, ↑opinion poll, ↑public opinion poll, ↑canvass * * * noun : an unofficial vote (as taken at a chance gathering or by letters of …   Useful english dictionary

  • straw vote — /ˈstrɔ voʊt/ (say straw voht) noun an unofficial vote taken, as at a casual gathering or in a particular district, to obtain some indication of the general drift of opinion. Also, straw poll …  

  • straw vote — noun Date: 1866 an unofficial vote taken (as at a chance gathering) to indicate the relative strength of opposing candidates or issues called also straw poll …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • straw vote — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue. Also called straw poll. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • straw vote — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. opinion poll, unofficial ballot, dry run*; see opinion 1 , vote 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. poll, opinion poll, unofficial vote …   English dictionary for students

  • straw vote — See: STRAW POLL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straw vote — See: STRAW POLL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straw\ vote — See: straw poll …   Словарь американских идиом

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