voodoo poll
n.— «To test the system, I rang nine times in the two minutes given to register a “yes” vote (although I would not normally participate in such a “voodoo” poll).» —“Condon and the voodoo poll” by Robert M. Worcester Independent (London, England) July 23, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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