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crossover voter

crossover voter

1 7.1
A person who belongs to one political party but votes in another party's primary
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɔsˌoʊvər ˈvoʊtər/
  • US
translation icon : votante cruzado
  • Many crossover voters play a crucial role in determining the outcome of primary elections.

Examples

  • The election strategy focused on attracting crossover voters from the opposing party.

  • As a crossover voter, she decided to participate in the Democratic primary this year.

  • There must have been some interesting crossover voters out there.

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  • I am a crossover voter, but I will be voting for Governor Romney.

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Synonyms

crossover
vscrossover voter
  • US
4 7.3

A voter registered with one party who votes in another party's primary

has identical meaning but appears as a longer two word form

Antonyms

loyalist
42 4.8

A person who supports a government, leader, or cause during a revolt

Surface Forms

crossover voter singular
crossover voters plural

Morphology

crossover + voter

The meaning is directly compositional: it denotes a 'voter' who 'crosses over' to vote in another party's primary, so a learner who knows 'crossover' (crossing over) and 'voter' can derive the sense. This aligns with common cross-linguistic patterns of expressing switching allegiance, making it immediately inferable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Crossover voter shows the image of someone who crosses over to the other side to vote. It means a voter who is registered with one 'party' but goes to vote in the other party's 'primary'.