"straw poll" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-straw poll.ogg Forms: straw polls [plural]
Etymology: It may allude to a straw (thin plant stalk) held up to see in what direction the wind blows: in this case, the metaphorical wind of group opinion. Head templates: {{en-noun}} straw poll (plural straw polls)
  1. (idiomatic) A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc. Wikipedia link: straw poll Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: straw ballot, straw vote Translations (unofficial survey of opinion): pikakysely (Finnish), unverbindliche Abstimmung (German), Probeabstimmung [feminine] (German), inoffizielle Umfrage [feminine] (German), Meinungsbild [neuter] (German), Probeumfrage [feminine] (German), Blitzumfrage [feminine] (German), suirbhé samplála [masculine] (Irish), encuesta [feminine] (Spanish), sondeo [masculine] (Spanish)

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