floating voter
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I was a pretty decent political speaker," he said, adding that he had been a member of the Liberal Democrats until the age of 24 and a "floating voter" since then.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2022
"I can't help but keep thinking who's the lesser evil, which makes me sad," said Kim, a 38-year-old office worker who only gave her surname, and identified herself as a floating voter.
From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2022
“The purpose is to be the first thing that comes to mind when a floating voter, for whom voting is a relatively low-involvement decision, thinks about the party.”
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2017
"Speaking as a floating voter myself, I understand that."
From BBC ● May 7, 2010
Gadish, the floating voter, says the motives of Rabin's assassin account for some of his reservation about voting for Netanyahu.
From Time Magazine Archive
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