swing state
noun/ˌswɪŋ ˈsteɪt/
/ˌswɪŋ ˈsteɪt/
(politics)- (in an election for president in the US) a state where none of the candidates can be certain of getting the most support
- Arizona may be a swing state.
- swing state Democrats
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