swing voter

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08:54 Nov 26, 2009
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: swing voter
Definition from The Washington Post:
A voter who is not extremely loyal to a particular party and may cross party lines to select a candidate.

Example sentence(s):
  • While the swing voter is ostensibly the target of most political activity during elections, in countries without compulsory voting the political parties know that the shift from one party to another is dependent only to a limited extent on swing voters. Wikipedia
  • In a country where many voters identify with a particular political party, "swing voters" -- those who do not have a strong party affiliation -- often take center stage in an election year Online News Hour
  • The only time our vote really matters is when it breaks a tie or creates a tie – when our vote becomes the swing vote scienceline.org
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5prelietavý volič
Slavomir BELIS
4nestály volič
Linda Vakermanova


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nestály volič


Definition from own experience or research:
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Example sentence(s):
  • Nedeľné voľby v Rakúsku rozhodnú predovšetkým nestáli voliči. Dôvodom je fakt, že konanie voličov je v poslednej dobe stále ťažšie odhadnuteľné. Za posledných 20 rokov sa stali Rakúšania v rozhodovaní flexibilnejší. - Sme.sk  
  • Obama, illinoiský senátor, získal podporu u nezávislých, čím znížil v tomto ohľade odstup od McCaina, ktorého favorizovali rozhodujúci nestáli voliči. - Atlas.sk  
Linda Vakermanova
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Slovak
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3 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
prelietavý volič


Definition from own experience or research:
Volič, ktorý nie je mimoriadne lojálny konkrétnej strane a kandidátov si vyberá z rôznych strán.

Example sentence(s):
  • Voliči sú prelietaví... - MamTalent.sk  
  • Kto pochopil, že nesebaistý volič je prelietavý, ten o neho súperí metódou... - SME  
Slavomir BELIS
Slovakia
Local time: 10:40
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4
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