floating voter
- noun
- /ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈvoʊtər/
- Literature
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votante indeciso
- As a floating voter, she often shifts her support between candidates based on their policies.
None of them because they know that the biggest constituency of floating voters are mothers, single mothers, the mums netters.
- None of them because they know that the biggest constituency of floating voters are mothers, single mothers, the mums netters.
Examples
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None of them because they know that the biggest constituency of floating voters are mothers, single mothers, the mums netters.
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Many politicians target the floating voter to sway their opinions during elections.
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The campaign focused on attracting floating voters who were undecided about their political affiliation.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who does not belong to any political party
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A person who sometimes votes for different political parties and can decide the result of an election
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A person who does not support any political party
A voter who is not sure which party or candidate to support
A person who does not take sides in politics
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly inferable from combining 'floating' (not fixed/committed; moving between options) with 'voter' (a person who votes): a voter who is not consistently loyal to one party. The metaphorical use of 'floating' to mean 'uncommitted' is transparent and common cross-linguistically (e.g., 'swing voter'), so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand the phrase.
Etymology
Floating voter may come from the picture of a small boat floating, drifting and not tied to a place, and voter meaning a person who votes. So a floating voter is someone 'not tied to one party' who 'can be persuaded' to vote for different parties.