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swing state
[ swing steyt ]
noun
, U.S. Politics.
- a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election:
the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swing state1
First recorded in 1950–55
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