straw poll in English
noun
1
an unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion.
I took a straw poll among my immediate colleagues
noun
straw vote
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1. 21 I took a straw poll among my colleagues to find out how many can use chopsticks.
2. 16 A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth.
3. 6 An unofficial vote that is used either to predict the outcome of an official vote, or to measure the relative strength of candidates for office in a future election is called straw poll or straw vote.