floating voter

/ˌfloʊdɪŋ ˌvoʊdər/
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Other forms: floating voters

Definitions of floating voter
  1. noun
    a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other
    synonyms: swing voter
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    type of:
    elector, voter
    a citizen who has a legal right to vote
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