straw pollnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌstrɔː ˈpəʊl/us/ˌstrɑː ˈpoʊl/an unofficial vote that is taken to discover what people think about an idea or problem or how they intend to vote in an election:
A straw poll of students found that the majority agreed that their teachers cared about them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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