straw poll

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

  • straw vote

Origin

  • 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.

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