swinging voter

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noun

Australian and NZ informal a person who does not vote consistently for any single political partyAlso called (esp in Britain): floating voter

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Words nearby swinging voter

swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swing into action, swingle, swinglebar, swing leg, swingletree

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How to use swinging voter in a sentence

Is it any wonder that control of Congress is swinging back and forth like a tetherball?
After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone|Nick Gillespie|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was, after all, the Swinging Sixties in London and the country had moved on.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But its far more insidious role was revealed, whether it was gun policies or voter suppression.
Mike Brown Dies, a Generation Comes Alive|Roland S. Martin|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his final new rule of the November 14th episode, Maher takes American voters to task for the lowest voter turnout in 72 years.
Bill Maher’s Newest Rule: Vote!|The Daily Beast Video|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But the idea of the swing voter is way oversold by the media.
Reality Check: There Are No Swing Voters|Goldie Taylor|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pulling the horse on his haunches, and swinging him round at the same moment as if on a pivot, he made a bound to the left.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
"I thought we hit a man," said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
The car moved away, swinging to the right across the traffic stream and clearly heading for old Bond Street.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
"Wait," said Chief Inspector Kerry, and went swinging in, carrying his overall and having the malacca cane tucked under his arm.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Along the corridor he went with a lithe, silent step, moving from the hips and swinging his shoulders.
Dope|Sax Rohmer