wobbler

Examples

• All

• Local newspapers reported a rise in wobbler support after the controversy around the incumbent.

• The candidate is trying to win over the wobblers in the election.

• The campaign targeted the undecided wobbler in the marginal constituency with personal canvassing.

• Many wobblers are still undecided about their vote.

• The recent polls show that a significant number of voters are wobblers, unsure whether to support the incumbent or the challenger.

• In the election, many wobblers decided to back the candidate who promised better economic policies.

• The political analyst noted that the wobblers often change their minds based on the latest campaign ads.

Synonyms

S

swing voter

vswobbler

23 4.2

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

is instead about being unsteady and likely to switch support between candidates

V

vacillator

vswobbler

1 9.7

A person who often cannot decide and changes their mind

is specific to instability in party support rather than general indecision

F

floating voter

vswobbler

• Literature

1 5.6

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

is about likely switching support between parties in specific contests

Compounds

R

real wobbler

• Slang

1 9.9

A situation that is very uncertain and likely to change

F

foot-wobbler

• Informal

9.9

A person who walks unsteadily and often stumbles

How Committed

loyalist

43 4.8

supporter

810 1.0

wobbler

• Literature

7.7

swing voter

23 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology