STRAW POLL
Dictionary entry overview: What does straw poll mean? • STRAW POLL (noun)
The noun STRAW POLL has 1 sense:
1. an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
Familiarity information: STRAW POLL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STRAW POLL (noun)
Meaning:
An unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
straw poll; straw vote
Hypernyms ("straw poll" is a kind of...):
canvass; opinion poll; poll; public opinion poll (an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)
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