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swingometer

British  
/ swɪŋˈɒmɪtə /

noun

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

"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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Jeremy Vine – and the famous swingometer – will be broadcasting from Cardiff, Kirsty Wark from Glasgow, and Andrea Catherwood from Belfast.

From BBC May 28, 2024

It was better, he suggested, when the swingometer was made out of cardboard.

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

Forecasters would do well to adopt Peter Snow's phrase about election night swingometer extrapolations: "Remember, this is just a bit of fun."No one ever watched that and thought it was the result.

From The Guardian Dec. 5, 2010

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