Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straw poll

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: straw poll
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"2002: I don't think it was innocence that made me want to carry out a straw poll of women friends on the plausibility of this passage — James Meek in London Review of Books, Vol. 24 No. 22, 14 November 2002"

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

straw polls (plural)

Synonyms

straw ballot straw vote

Questions

What does straw poll mean?: A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.
Where does straw poll come from?: 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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