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floating voter

float·ing vot·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [floh-ting voh-ter]
    • /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ ˈvoʊ tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [floh-ting voh-ter]
    • /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ ˈvoʊ tər/

Definitions of floating voter words

  • noun floating voter those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party. 1
  • noun floating voter voter who is undecided 1
  • countable noun floating voter A floating voter is a person who is not a firm supporter of any political party, and whose vote in an election is difficult to predict. 0
  • noun floating voter a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party 0
  • noun floating voter a person who does not always vote for the same political party, but usually decides on the basis of policies. 0
See all 5 definitions of floating voter

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Origin of floating voter

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Floating voter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Floating voter

floating voter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

floating voter usage trend in Literature

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