straw poll
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The campaign for the next United Nations secretary-general is under way, and the latest straw poll of Security Council members has three South or Central Americans on top.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The third- and second-place candidates in the Aug. 21 straw poll could be promising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In the straw poll, each council member was required anonymously assign each candidate one of three labels: "encourage," "discourage," or "no opinion."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
A quick straw poll among the team here in our office also suggested this is the case - with most school parent groups having only a handful of male members.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
International Crisis Group's Daniel Forti said it was thought there would be another straw poll at the end of the UN's signature high-level week due to get underway Tuesday, though that is unconfirmed.
From Barron's
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