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PRONUNCIATION OF TRIAL BALLOON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIAL BALLOON

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preposition
conjunction
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Trial balloon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRIAL BALLOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trial balloon

A trial balloon is information sent out to the media in order to observe the reaction of an audience. It can be used by companies sending out press releases to judge reaction by customers, or it can be used by politicians who deliberately leak information on a policy change under consideration. In politics trial balloons often take the form of an intentional news "leak" to assess public opinion. An example was when the New York Times reported in mid-June 2012 that Governor Andrew Cuomo and his staff were deliberating on a plan to restrict hydrofracking to five counties in the 'southern tier' of New York, along the Pennsylvania border, where the Marcellus shale is deepest and drilling is least likely to pollute well water supplies in those aquifers. Because the proposed change in New York energy law was highly controversial, the Albany Times Union the next day filed a front-page, above the fold story questioning the plan's leak as a "trial balloon" in the headline, which had quickly garnered both criticism and support.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIAL BALLOON

trial
trial and error
trial attorney
trial balance
trial basis
trial by battle
trial by combat
trial court
trial division
trial judge
trial jury
trial lawyer
trial period
trial run
trial separation
trialism
trialist
triality
trialled
trialling

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIAL BALLOON

balloon
barrage balloon
doubloon
galloon
go down like a lead balloon
helium balloon
hot-air balloon
kite balloon
Kowloon
last chance saloon
lead balloon
loon
observation balloon
pantaloon
pilot balloon
saloon
shalloon
to go down like a lead balloon
Walloon
weather balloon

Synonyms and antonyms of trial balloon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «trial balloon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRIAL BALLOON

Find out the translation of trial balloon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trial balloon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trial balloon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

试探气球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

globo de ensayo
570 millions of speakers

English

trial balloon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परीक्षण गुब्बारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالون اختبار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробный шар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balão de ensaio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরীক্ষা বেলুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ballon d´essai
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belon percubaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versuchsballon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

観測気球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재판 풍선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balon uji coba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thử nghiệm khinh khí cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோதனை பலூன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाचणी फुगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deneme balonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prova palloncino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

balon próbny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пробна куля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balon de încercare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπαλόνι δίκη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhoor ballon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försöksballong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prøveballong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trial balloon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIAL BALLOON»

The term «trial balloon» is normally little used and occupies the 117.346 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIAL BALLOON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trial balloon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIAL BALLOON»

Discover the use of trial balloon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trial balloon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
French immersion: the trial balloon that flew
Designed for 11-15 yr. old students who are in or who havejust completed, a French immersion program.
Sharon Lapkin, Merrill Swain, Valerie Argue, 1983
2
Entrepreneuring: A Nurse's Guide to Starting a Business
It is time to launch a trial balloon. LAUNCHING A TRIAL BALLOON Launching a trial balloon necessarily involves some personal risk. With each trial balloon, there is a risk that your services will be rejected. If this happens, you should not be ...
Gerry Vogel, Nancy Doleysh, 1994
3
The Trust Factor: Negotiating in SMARTnership
Use an Alternative as a Trial Balloon If you wish to gain insight into the other party's evaluation of different options, their limitations, and their potential, you can introduce alternatives at the negotiating table—a trial balloon. A trial balloon diverts ...
Keld Jensen, 2013
4
Outcomes in Neurological and Neurosurgical Disorders
Currently, endovascular techniques allow a trial balloon occlusion to predict the risk of early ischaemic complications. By using preoperative trial balloon occlusion for assessment, the surgeon can determine which patient might need a bypass ...
Michael Swash, J. Wilden, 2006
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Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing
The trial balloon tips off one or more people in the media about some controversial action the department or official is thinking of taking. The purpose of the trial balloon is to measure reaction in advance not only from the people but also from ...
Frank Barnas, Ted White, 2013
6
Roget's Thesaurus:
633. empiricism, rule of thumb. feeler; trial balloon, pilot balloon, messenger balloon; pilot engine; scout; straw to show the wind. speculation, random shot, leap in the dark. analyzer, analyst, assayist†; adventurer; experimenter, experimentist†, ...
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
7
The Global Negotiator: Building Strong Business ...
This prerelease of information or proposals is known as a "trial balloon." Foreign negotiators will often make proposals that they claim are suggestions made by other parties. For example, the foreign negotiators may say during a negotiation ...
Trenholme J. Griffin, W. Russell Daggatt, 1990
8
Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing
A differenttype ofleakisthe trial balloon. In this case, the leak has theendorsement of the White House, themayor,or some other government official or agency. The trial balloon tips off one or more peoplein the media about some controversial ...
Ted White, 2005
9
Negotiation for Life and Business: A Brilliant and Effective ...
BillClintonwas a master of the political trial balloon. For example, Hillary Clinton's proposal to socializethe medical industrywas one ofhis first aspresident—a balloon thatburst.Yet, since it was a trial balloon floated by Hillary, the downside went ...
Robert G. Flitton, 2010
10
The President's Legislative Policy Agenda, 1789–2002
Potential and Actual Presidential Agendas. presidents make a public comment, but not in a direct message to Congress and often vague, about support for a policy direction or initiative — what we normally think of as a “trial balloon.
Jeffrey E. Cohen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIAL BALLOON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trial balloon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The transparency vs. trial balloon question
The first hour of Wednesday's PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio included a closer look at the lingering delay in the issuance of the Ted Wells report. And while ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»
2
Net Neutrality Consultation a 'Trial Balloon' Floated by Government …
The net neutrality debate is a "trial balloon" floated by the government to hand over Internet space to corporates, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday charged, vowing ... «NDTV, Apr 15»
3
A trial balloon floats up from the Iranian nuke talks in Lausanne
According to the Associated Press, negotiators gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland, to make a deal on Iran's nuclear program have finally reached a draft ... «Quartz, Mar 15»
4
Jeb Bush's speech today really had nothing to do with his family
This was a trial balloon for how (and how much) Jeb will -- and will have to -- talk about the Bush name in the campaign to come. His people are smart and, ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
5
SCOTUS filibuster trial balloon goes bust
Senate Republicans' trial balloon calling for abolishing filibusters for Supreme Court nominees is already plummeting back to earth. Democrats are worried ... «Politico, Jan 15»
6
A Putin surprise in eastern Ukraine?
While it is tempting to dismiss this as another entry in Russia's long-standing rhetorical war against the West, Putin's statement could be a trial balloon aimed at ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
7
Is “right to health” under health policy document a mere trial balloon
Was the inclusion of the “right to health” in the draft health policy document which has been put in the public domain for comment , a mere trial balloon, geared to ... «Economic Times, Jan 15»
8
A trial balloon on cruise missile defense
When the weather's good, a strange speck will be visible on the Baltimore skyline: a giant balloon the Army is floating to scan for cruise missiles. The balloon ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
9
Jeb Bush's Trial Balloon: If He Runs, It's on His Own Terms
Boy, there's plenty of 2016 news this morning -- from Hillary Clinton, Rob Portman, and Rand Paul. But we begin with the trial balloon that former Florida Gov. «NBCNews.com, Dec 14»
10
Google, Telstra trial balloon internet in Queensland
In contrast to the NZ trial - which was aimed at proving the concept and testing the service with users - the Queensland trial will focus on testing the balloons' ... «iT News, Nov 14»

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