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In which to gauge the opinions of suckers?
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straw poll
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But he paid for phone banks, mailings, transportation and registration fees for his straw poll supporters. ▪ Dole and candidate Lamar Alexander brought backers in from out of state so they could participate in the Iowa straw ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) A survey of opinion which is unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue [syn: straw vote ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A straw poll or straw vote is an ad-hoc or unofficial vote . Straw polls provide dialogue among movements within large groups. Impromptu straw polls often are taken to see if there is enough support for an idea to devote more meeting time to it, and (when ...
Usage examples of straw poll.
At the press conference today, Reb Blaser said the House managers took a straw poll, and while they need only sixty-seven votes to convict me, the poll says they have eighty.
Preston knew that an honorable man like Sir Bernard Hemmings would feel bound to take a straw poll of his own heads of section throughout the six branches of the service.
That straw poll would weigh heavily with him, whatever his personal feelings might be.
The word was spreading fast about the killing of the Jap troops in the water, and the long walk became a sort of straw poll on Aster's deed.
There was a pause and a straw poll of eyes indicating this was the conventional wisdom.