straw poll

Betekenis (Engels)

A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.

Sinonieme

straw vote

canvass

opinion poll

public opinion poll

Vertalings

تصويت شكلي

sondeig electoral

votació de tempteig

Meinungsumfrage

Umfrage

vote indicatif

sondeo

encuesta

votación oficiosa

Etimologie (Engels)

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.