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floating voter

British  

noun

  1. a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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More recently, Ms Birbalsingh - who describes herself as a "floating voter" - spoke at the National Conservatism conference.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2023

Gabriela, 44-years-old, is a floating voter - and Pew's research dubs this group Stressed Sideliner.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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

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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