| 单词 | straw poll |
| 释义 | straw pollmainly US, Canadian and NZ straw voteSEE SYNONYMS FOR straw poll ON THESAURUS.COM nounan unofficial poll or vote taken to determine the opinion of a group or the public on some issue Words nearby straw pollstrawhat, straw in the wind, straw man, straw mite, straw mushroom, straw poll, Strawson, straw that breaks the camel's back, straw vote, strawweight, straw wine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for straw pollstraw poll Originally, a small, informal opinion survey. Today, a straw poll is generally a large-scale, scientifically determined public opinion survey based on a random sample of the population. Straw polls are commonly used to test public opinion of candidates running for office. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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