straw poll
mainly US, Canadian and NZ straw vote
an unofficial poll or vote taken to determine the opinion of a group or the public on some issue
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How to use straw poll in a sentence
Most of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering? | Michael Tomasky | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMany of them want Ted Cruz, who won the Values Voter straw poll.
Firebrand conservative Senator Ted Cruz won a straw poll of grassroots activists at the Republican Leadership Conference.
Ted Cruz Edges Out Ben Carson In 2016 Straw Poll | David Freedlander | May 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter a public forum and a straw poll, it settled on J.D. Winteregg, a 32-year-old teacher from Troy, Ohio.
Well, Senator Rand Paul last weekend won the straw poll at CPAC, so I guess that means he is now the 2016 front-runner.
Cultural definitions for straw 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.
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