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undecided

undecided

15 3.4
A person who has not yet chosen who to vote for in an election
  • noun
  • /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/
translation icon : indeciso
  • In a focus group, three-fourths of the independent undecided decided to vote for Romney!
  • independents and undecideds
  • number of undecideds
  • lot of undecideds

Examples

  • During the debate, many undecided individuals expressed their uncertainty about whom to support.

  • And if you look at the way that a lot of these presidential elections are running today, they're not appealing to the undecided voters.

  • I mean, we have followed these undecided voters the entire campaign show.

  • What message are you trying to get out to the undecideds today?

  • How could there still be "undecideds" who haven't formed opinions about these guys?

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  • The thing I've been reading lately is that undecideds broke hard in favor of Kerry in 2004.

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  • Thankfully, it seems to be one that is striking the anger chord with many undecideds.

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  • Dems and Reps have their bases secured; independents and undecideds will be the final factor in picking a winner.

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  • The campaign team is focusing their efforts on reaching undecided voters before the election.

  • Polls show that a significant portion of undecided voters could sway the outcome of the election.

Synonyms

swing voter
vsundecided
20 4.2

A person who sometimes votes for different political parties and can decide the result of an election

is someone who has not yet chosen how to vote in a specific election

How Decided

supporter
817 1.0
undecided
15 3.4

Surface Forms

undecided singular
undecideds plural

Etymology

Undecided as a noun is made of un- 'not' and decided 'having made a choice'. An undecided is a person, often a voter, who has not picked an option yet.