- straw ballot
- (политика) предварительное голосование (для выяснения настроения избирателей)
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
straw ballot
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straw ballot — noun : straw vote … Useful english dictionary
straw vote — noun an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue • Syn: ↑straw poll • Hypernyms: ↑poll, ↑opinion poll, ↑public opinion poll, ↑canvass * * * noun : an unofficial vote (as taken at a chance gathering or by letters of … Useful english dictionary
straw poll — A straw poll is a small unofficial survey or ballot to find out what people think about an issue … The small dictionary of idiomes
straw poll — (N. Amer. also straw vote) ► NOUN ▪ an unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion … English terms dictionary
Straw poll — A straw poll or straw vote is a vote with nonbinding results. Straw polls provide important interactive dialogue among movements within large groups, reflecting trends like organization and motivation. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21209617 Vote… … Wikipedia
ballot — n. 1) to cast a ballot 2) to invalidate a ballot 3) an absentee; open; secret; straw; void ballot 4) a ballot against; for 5) by ballot (to vote by secret ballot) * * * [ bælət] for open secret: straw: void ballot a ballot against an a … Combinatory dictionary
straw poll — noun an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue • Syn: ↑straw vote • Hypernyms: ↑poll, ↑opinion poll, ↑public opinion poll, ↑canvass * * * straw poll or straw vote n … Useful english dictionary
ballot — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, Indiana ballot, Massachusetts ballot, absentee ballot, aye, blanket ballot, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, division, enfranchisement … Moby Thesaurus
straw — n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 a single stalk or piece of straw. 3 a thin hollow paper or plastic tube for sucking drink from a glass etc. 4 an insignificant thing (not… … Useful english dictionary
straw vote — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, aye, ballot, barometer, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, division, enfranchisement, fagot vote, feeler, franchise, graveyard vote,… … Moby Thesaurus
straw poll — A straw poll is a small unofficial survey or ballot to find out what people think about an issue. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
