floating voter
float·ing vot·er
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [floh-ting voh-ter]
- /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ ˈvoʊ tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
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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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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