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swingometer

British

/ swɪŋˈɒmɪtə /

noun

a device used in television broadcasting during a general election to indicate the swing of votes from one political party to another

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Between elections, he spent time in America - serving as personal assistant to the British ambassador - and took his swingometer to Australia.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022

One letter included a sketch of a "pendulum device": the swingometer.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022

In 1959 the British people were introduced to the swingometer; the pendulum that can spell triumph or disaster for political parties.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2017

Election 1966 with Bob McKenzie And in 2010 - the swingometer is still in place but presentation has moved on.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2012

Novelist Bernhard Schlink talked illuminatingly about German history, while Peter Snow bowled everyone ginormous questions with the same infectious zest he once reserved for his swingometer.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2010

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