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floating

floating

6.3
A voter who is not firmly for one political party
  • adjective
  • /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
  • Literature
translation icon : indeciso
  • Many candidates aim to capture the attention of floating voters in order to secure a win in the election.

At the same time, you have to reach beyond the partisan base to the non align, the floating independent voters who want to feel their spoken to, not spoken at.

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Examples

  • None of them because they know that the biggest constituency of floating voters are mothers, single mothers, the mums netters.

  • At the same time, you have to reach beyond the partisan base to the non align, the floating independent voters who want to feel their spoken to, not spoken at.

  • The politician is trying to sway the floating voters who are undecided about their political affiliations.

  • During the election campaign, he focused on issues that would resonate with floating voters looking for clear solutions.

Synonyms

unaligned
vsfloating
1 5.5

Not connected with or supporting any political group

refers to a person not committed to a specific party or policy
positionless
vsfloating
7.5

A person who does not state a clear opinion on an issue

is about not being committed to any party or group

Antonyms

79 4.0

Shows loyalty and works hard for a cause or group

Idioms

9.9

To feel light and detached from reality like being in a dream

Compounds

floating dock
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs

1 5.2

A system where a currency's value changes because of buying and selling in the market, not set by the government

1 6.8

A calculation that uses numbers with decimals often done by a computer

floating bridge
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A temporary bridge that rests on boats or platforms on water

A measure of how many billion math calculations a computer does each second

A way computers write numbers with decimals using a power to show the decimal point position

floating dry dock
  • Specialized
6.8

A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair

A plant that floats on the surface of water, often used in aquariums and ponds

floating mine
  • Specialized
8.2

A bomb that floats on water and explodes when a ship hits it

floating policy
  • Specialized
6.5

Insurance that covers valuable items like jewelry or equipment wherever they are

floating voter
  • Literature
5.6

A person who does not always support the same political party and may choose differently in each election

A small water plant that floats on the surface of ponds and slow streams

6.0

A way to write very large or very small numbers using an exponent so the decimal point can move

floating-point number
  • Specialized
5.6

A number that computers store to show very large or very small values approximately

A measure of how fast a computer does one million math calculations each second

A measure of computer speed equal to one trillion math calculations every second

How Committed

committed
79 4.0
floating
  • Literature
6.3
undecided
75 2.9
indifferent
46 4.4

Surface Forms

floating positive

Morphology

floating = float (semi-transparent) = float + ing

The political sense ('not committed') is metaphorical and common in discourse but may not be transparent to learners without exposure to political contexts.

Etymology

Floating comes from float, suggesting 'to move without staying in one place', like a small boat that drifts. So floating voters or people are those who have not decided and move between choices.