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straw poll

 

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Noun straw poll has 1 sense
  1. straw vote, straw poll - an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
    --1 is a kind of poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass

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Straw Poll


Definition: A straw poll refers to an informal and unofficial survey or poll conducted among a group of people to gauge their opinions or preferences on a particular issue.


Sense 1 (Noun):

- An informal survey or poll conducted to gather opinions or preferences.

- Example sentence 1: During the school event, a straw poll was conducted to determine the students' favorite extracurricular activity.

- Example sentence 2: The newspaper conducted a straw poll to determine the community's stance on the upcoming election.


Sense 2 (Verb):

- To conduct or take part in an informal survey or poll.

- Example sentence 1: The teacher asked the class to straw poll their favorite book genres for their next reading assignment.

- Example sentence 2: Let's straw poll the attendees to see which movie they would like to watch at the film festival.


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1. Books on conducting effective straw polls

2. Straw poll survey kits

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