| 单词 | straw poll |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstraw poll straw poll n. originally U.S. = straw vote n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > unofficial vote straw vote1866 straw ballot1932 straw poll1932 1932 C. E. Robinson Straw Votes iv. 52 The newspaper or magazine conducting a straw poll by the ballot-in-the-paper method prints a straw ballot in the publication for a certain period of time before an election. 1944 Chicago Tribune 26 Oct. 12/2 (heading) New deal area lifts F.D.R. in N.Y. straw poll. 1958 Spectator 6 June 722/1 In my own straw poll I found two electors who were going to vote Liberal for the first time. 1978 Nature 6 Apr. 484/3 A straw poll taken three weeks ago at a meeting of faculty professors..voted 23 to 3 against approving the proposal. < as lemmas |
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