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Definition of straw poll in English: straw poll(North American straw vote) noun An unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion. I took a straw poll among my immediate colleagues Example sentencesExamples - With this in mind, I conducted a quick straw poll.
- It is worth comparing the 80,000 who voted in the Republican caucuses with the 25,000 who cast ballots in the straw poll held last August at the state fairgrounds in Ames.
- As the Federal Government moves into full election mode, a straw poll of cattle producers in regional Victoria has found Liberal party leadership is not an issue.
- Conduct a straw poll among Dubliners now on where they would live given an unlimited budget, and the answer is likely to be Howth, Dalkey, Rathmines or Ranelagh.
- Just how much is translated over seems to be hard information to obtain but a straw poll of institutions and embassies reveals that most of them estimate the figure is over 50%.
- Holmes said that at the last meeting of the association at Headingley he conducted a straw poll to see what members felt about Gough and the overwhelming majority wanted him to stay with Yorkshire.
- Davis remains the bookies' favourite to win and a straw poll of Tory backbenchers conducted by The Sunday Times this weekend suggests he is ahead among MPs.
- In so far as these are best estimates after conducting my straw poll, in most instances they would be accurate to within $50,000.
- A quick straw poll amongst friends confirmed it - middle aged women are becoming increasingly sexually demanding and, unlike their mothers, are not prepared to settle for less.
- I took a straw poll and others agree with me that ‘in our day’ infants and primary school children did not abuse each other in this fashion.
- Can I suggest reading all the evidence and expanding the straw poll before jumping to conclusions.
- The conversation turned to ages and so a straw poll rated me the second oldest, when in fact I was the youngest.
- Local residents have no idea who the Mayor of Leichhardt is, but nearly all believe they should decide the position by popular vote, a straw poll has revealed.
- We have conducted our own straw poll among divers we meet around the world.
- Yet, a straw poll of public opinion suggests the directive also enjoys some support - even amongst members of the public who will end up footing the bill.
- No Irish technology firms are expected to go public in 2003, according to a straw poll of venture capital funders and corporate financiers conducted by The Sunday Business Post.
- And a straw poll amongst my colleagues suggests most people agree.
- Admittedly the poll is a straw poll and by definition unscientific but it does tally with other anecdotal evidence on attitudes to immigration.
- This included some six interviews, a straw poll of public opinion, and a discussion of constitutional issues surrounding the marriage.
- When compiling the form statisticians wanted to ask people how much they earned - but, having conducted a straw poll which indicated this would not be welcomed by the public, the idea was dropped.
Synonyms ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite, public vote, general election, local election, popular vote, show of hands
Definition of straw poll in US English: straw poll(also straw vote) nounˌstrô ˈpōlˌstrɔ ˈpoʊl An unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion. I took a straw poll among my immediate colleagues Example sentencesExamples - As the Federal Government moves into full election mode, a straw poll of cattle producers in regional Victoria has found Liberal party leadership is not an issue.
- Admittedly the poll is a straw poll and by definition unscientific but it does tally with other anecdotal evidence on attitudes to immigration.
- This included some six interviews, a straw poll of public opinion, and a discussion of constitutional issues surrounding the marriage.
- Yet, a straw poll of public opinion suggests the directive also enjoys some support - even amongst members of the public who will end up footing the bill.
- In so far as these are best estimates after conducting my straw poll, in most instances they would be accurate to within $50,000.
- It is worth comparing the 80,000 who voted in the Republican caucuses with the 25,000 who cast ballots in the straw poll held last August at the state fairgrounds in Ames.
- With this in mind, I conducted a quick straw poll.
- Holmes said that at the last meeting of the association at Headingley he conducted a straw poll to see what members felt about Gough and the overwhelming majority wanted him to stay with Yorkshire.
- Local residents have no idea who the Mayor of Leichhardt is, but nearly all believe they should decide the position by popular vote, a straw poll has revealed.
- And a straw poll amongst my colleagues suggests most people agree.
- Just how much is translated over seems to be hard information to obtain but a straw poll of institutions and embassies reveals that most of them estimate the figure is over 50%.
- The conversation turned to ages and so a straw poll rated me the second oldest, when in fact I was the youngest.
- Can I suggest reading all the evidence and expanding the straw poll before jumping to conclusions.
- We have conducted our own straw poll among divers we meet around the world.
- When compiling the form statisticians wanted to ask people how much they earned - but, having conducted a straw poll which indicated this would not be welcomed by the public, the idea was dropped.
- Conduct a straw poll among Dubliners now on where they would live given an unlimited budget, and the answer is likely to be Howth, Dalkey, Rathmines or Ranelagh.
- A quick straw poll amongst friends confirmed it - middle aged women are becoming increasingly sexually demanding and, unlike their mothers, are not prepared to settle for less.
- Davis remains the bookies' favourite to win and a straw poll of Tory backbenchers conducted by The Sunday Times this weekend suggests he is ahead among MPs.
- I took a straw poll and others agree with me that ‘in our day’ infants and primary school children did not abuse each other in this fashion.
- No Irish technology firms are expected to go public in 2003, according to a straw poll of venture capital funders and corporate financiers conducted by The Sunday Business Post.
Synonyms ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite, public vote, general election, local election, popular vote, show of hands
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