straw poll

• Encuesta o votación no oficial e improvisada que se realiza para sondear la opinión o el sentir general de un grupo sobre un asunto concreto, sin que sus resultados sean vinculantes.

An unofficial or impromptu vote or survey taken to gauge the general opinion or sentiment of a group on a particular issue, without binding results.

1. Informal opinion surveyB2informal

   An unofficial vote or survey used to gauge the general opinion or sentiment of a group on a particular issue.

   encuesta informal

   • The committee took a straw poll to see who supported the new proposal.
   • A straw poll among the students showed that most preferred the later start time.
   • The manager conducted a straw poll to decide the date for the team outing.