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Straw Vote

Definition: Straw Vote

Straw Vote

Noun

1. An unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Straw Vote

Synonym: straw poll (n). (additional references)

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Familiar Quotations: Straw Vote

AuthorQuotation

O. Henry

A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Modern Translation: Straw Vote

Language Translations for "straw vote"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏الإستفتاء الإستطلاعي, ‏إستطلاع الرأي العام (public opinion polls, public opinion surveys, sound). (various references)

   

French

  

vote de paille, manière de plébiscite, coup de sonde. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δοκιμαστική ψηφοφορία. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

"צבעת סיון. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

próbaszavazás. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

awstray otevay

   

Romanian

  

sondaj al opiniei publice. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

votación de tanteo. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kamuoyu yoklaması (gallup poll, poll, public opinion poll). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Straw Vote

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-o-r-s-t-t-v-w"

-2 letters: avowers, oversaw, reavows, rotates, swatter, swotter, toaster.

-3 letters: averts, avoset, avower, oaters, orates, ottars, otters, rawest, reavow, rotate, rottes, starve, stater, stator, stover, strove, tarots, taster, taters, tawers, tetras, tortes, toters, towers, traves, treats, troves, vaster, voters, vowers, waster, waters, watter, wavers, worset.

-4 letters: arose, arvos, aster, avers, avert, avows, oater, oaves, orate.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Quotations: Familiar
4. Translations: Modern 		5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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