Straw Vote (Noun)
Meaning
An unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The city council held a straw vote to gauge public opinion on the proposed development project.
- The teacher took a straw vote in class to see which book the students wanted to read next.
- The company's management team conducted a straw vote to determine which new product idea to pursue.
- The community group held a straw vote to decide which charity to support with their fundraising efforts.
- The politician's staff took a straw vote of the crowd at the town hall meeting to see which issue was of most concern to voters.