TRIAL BALLOON


Meaning of TRIAL BALLOON in English

(~s)

A ~ is a proposal that you mention or an action that you try in order to find out other people’s reactions to it, especially if you think they are likely to oppose it. (mainly AM)

They floated the ~ of actually cutting Social Security.

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