swing vote

noun
🔊/ˌswɪŋ ˈvəʊt/
🔊/ˌswɪŋ ˈvəʊt/
[countable, singular] (especially US English)
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  1. the votes of people who do not always vote for the same political party and have not decided which party to vote for in an election摇摆选票(指无一贯明确党派立场的选民举棋不定的选票)
    • his appeal to the crucial swing vote他呼吁至关重要的摇摆投票
    • the shrinking of the swing vote摇摆投票的减少
    • Catholics are important swing votes in this election.天主教徒是这次选举的重要摇摆选票。
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