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swingometer

British

/ swɪŋˈɒmɪtə /

noun

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

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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

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

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

He will be joined by the Reeta Chakrabarti, Tina Daheley and Jeremy Vine with his swingometer – while Andrew Neil will be hoping for a chance to finally interview Boris Johnson.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2019

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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