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swing state

[ swing steyt ]

noun

, U.S. Politics.
  1. 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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