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floating voter

British

noun

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

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"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 pivotal figure of Len McCluskey - leader of Unite, Labour's largest affiliated trade union - was something of a floating voter between the two positions.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2019

“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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