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Meanings of straw vote in English

Catalan
votació de tempteig

An unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue.

        votació de tempteig
        Usage of straw vote in English
        1
        'A straw vote,' says I, 'only shows which way the hot air blows.'
        Rolling Stones
        2
        If it came to a Straw Vote between me and Lyman Abbott, I would win by a City Block.
        Knocking the Neighbors
        3
        In some cases this spot remains soft throughout life, and these persons grow up and go through railroad trains in presidential years taking straw votes.
        Cobb's Anatomy
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