swingometer
Britishnoun
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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
One letter included a sketch of a "pendulum device": the swingometer.
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
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
Novelist Bernhard Schlink talked illuminatingly about German history, while Peter Snow bowled everyone ginormous questions with the same infectious zest he once reserved for his swingometer.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2010
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